Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age
Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age

Author: Titus Nemeth

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 537

ISBN-13: 9004349308

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Arabic is the third most widely used script in the world, and gave rise to one of the richest manuscript cultures of mankind. Its representation in type has engaged printers, engineers, businesses and designers since the 16th century, and today most digital devices render Arabic type. Yet the evolution of the printed form of Arabic, and its development from metal to pixels, has not been charted before. Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age provides the first comprehensive account of this history using previously undocumented archival sources. In this richly illustrated volume, Titus Nemeth narrates the evolution of Arabic type under the influence of changing technologies from the perspective of a practitioner, combining historical research with applied design considerations.

Tibetan Typeforms. An Historical and Visual Analysis of Tibetan Typefaces
Tibetan Typeforms. An Historical and Visual Analysis of Tibetan Typefaces

Author: Jo A.J. De Baerdemaeker

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9789490913953

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Tibetan Typeforms' presents in-depth research regarding the origin, development, and typographical function of letter types in Tibetan writing, from their beginnings in 1738 to the present. Besides introducing the characteristics of Tibetan script and the chronological evolution of letter design and typographic techniques, it also offers a comparative visual and analytical investigation of the manufacture of multilingual typesets and their deployment. Multiple solutions for these typographical complexities are identified, including the placement of diacritical marks, the vertical composition of syllable ligatures, and the many glyphs to be designed.

Technical Challenges and Design Issues in Bangla Language Processing
Technical Challenges and Design Issues in Bangla Language Processing

Author: Karim, M. A.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1466639717

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Many take advantage of software and hardware accessibility in the English language. However, for non native speakers, this inevitably becomes a problem; specifically for the complex Bangla language which is not easily integrated into the world of technology. Technical Challenges and Design Issues in Bangla Language Processing addresses the difficulties as well as the overwhelming benefits associated with creating programs and devices that are accessible to the speakers of the Bangla language. Professionals, students, and researchers interested in expanding the fields of computing, information and knowledge management, and communication technologies in the non-English realm will benefit from this comprehensive collection of research.

Tibetan Nation
Tibetan Nation

Author: Warren Smith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-31

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 1000612287

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This detailed history offers the most comprehensive account available of Tibetan nationalism, Sino-Tibetan relations, and the issue of Tibetan self-determination. Warren Smith explores Tibet's ethnic and national origins, the birth of the Tibetan state, the Buddhist state and its relations with China, Tibet's quest for independence, and the Chinese takeover of Tibet after 1950. Focusing especially on post-1950 Tibet under Chinese Communist rule, Smith analyzes Marxist-Leninist and Chinese Communist Party nationalities theory and policy, their application in Tibet, and the consequent rise of Tibetan nationalism. Concluding that the essence of the Tibetan issue is self-determination, Smith bolsters his argument with a comprehensive analysis of modern Tibetan and Chinese political histories.

Epistemic modality in spoken standard Tibetian: epistemic verbal endings and copulas
Epistemic modality in spoken standard Tibetian: epistemic verbal endings and copulas

Author: Zuzana Vokurková

Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 8024635887

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This monograph deals with the grammatical expression of epistemic modalities in standard spoken Tibetan. It describes the system of various types of epistemic verbal endings and epistemic copulas frequently employed in the spoken language, as well as those that occur less frequently. These verbal endings are analyzed from the semantic, syntactic and pragmatic viewpoints, and illustrated by examples.

The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine
The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine

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Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1559397756

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The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine is a thorough, detailed, and systematic analysis of the characteristics of healthy and diseased bodies. Discussed are the diagnostic techniques of pulse and urine analysis, principles of right diet, right lifestyle, and behavioral factors—and a treasury of knowledge about the beneficial applications of herbs, plants, spices, minerals, gems, etc. Also included are the subtle and psychological techniques of therapeutics, and the ethics and conduct required of a Tibetan physician—a warrior-like person equipped to overcome even the most formidable internal and external obstacles.

Language and Thought
Language and Thought

Author: William C. McCormack

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-10-26

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 3112328280

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Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen
Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen

Author: R. Sharma

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2019-09-27

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1786204037

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This volume comprises 17 contributions that address the architecture and geodynamic evolution of the Himalaya–Karakoram–Tibet (HKT) system, covering wide aspects, from the active seismicity of the present day to the remnants of the Proterozoic orogen. The articles investigate the HKT system at different scales, blending field research with laboratory studies. The role of various lithospheric components and their inheritance in the geodynamic and magmatic evolution of the HKT system through time, and their links to global geological events, are studied in the field. The laboratory research focuses on the (sub-)micrometre scale, detailing micro-structural geology, crystal chemistry, geochronology, and the study of circulating fluids, their preservation (trapped in fluid inclusions) and their evolution, distribution, migration and interaction with the solid host. An orogen over 2000 km long can be understood only if the processes at the nanometre and micrometre scales are taken into account. The contributions in this volume successfully combine these scales to enhance our understanding of the HKT system.