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For separating the members of a longer period, a vertical stroke: / called ''[[shad]]'' ''shae'', is used, which corresponds at once to our comma, semicolon and colon; after the closing of a sentence the same is doubled; after a longer piece, [[Abbreviations|e.g.]] a chapter, four ''[[shad]]'''s are put. No marks of interrogation or exclamation exist in punctuation. | |||
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In metrical compositions, the double ''[[shad]]'' is used for separating the single verses; in that case the logical partition of the sentence is not marked ([[Abbreviations|cf.]] [[4. Syllables|4]]). | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 2 February 2006
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For separating the members of a longer period, a vertical stroke: / called shad shae, is used, which corresponds at once to our comma, semicolon and colon; after the closing of a sentence the same is doubled; after a longer piece, e.g. a chapter, four shad's are put. No marks of interrogation or exclamation exist in punctuation.
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In metrical compositions, the double shad is used for separating the single verses; in that case the logical partition of the sentence is not marked (cf. 4).
Click here to go to the front page of the Second Edition of H.A. Jaeschke's 'Tibetan Grammar'