The Amdo dialect of Labrang

Abstract

While the description of Tibetan dialects in Western languages has proceeded apace for the last century, for various reasons there are few accurate, useful descriptions of any particular dialect presently available. Due to political and geographic constraints, Tibetan dialectology in the West is still in its infancy (Beyer 1992:20). In particular, the study of Tibetan dialects in the ethnically diverse regions of what has been called the "frontier zone" of Chinas has seen little progress in recent decades.