Modern Linguistics in Ancient India

"An accessible and relevant introduction to the ancient Indian linguistic tradition, this book assesses the influence of Indian linguistic thought on Western linguistics. It is essential reading for scholars and students of theoretical and historical linguistics, as well as those interested in Indian languages, and Indian/South Asian Studies"--

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Texts and Authors; The Sanskrit Transcription System; 1. Introduction; 2. The Astadhyay¿ at Work; 3. Rule Interaction; 4. Morphological Systems; 5. Syntax: Argument Structure; 6. Formal Language Theory and Computational Power; 7. Semantics and Pragmatics; 8. Phonology: Phonemes and Writing Systems; 9. Conclusion; References; Subject Index; Author Index; Index Locorum; Word Index.

About the author

John J. Lowe is Associate Professor of Sanskrit at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford. Notable publications include Participles in Rigvedic Sanskrit (Oxford University Press, 2015), Transitive Nouns and Adjectives (Oxford University Press, 2017), and The Oxford Reference Guide to Lexical Functional Grammar (with Dalrymple and Mycock, Oxford University Press, 2019).

Summary

An accessible and relevant introduction to the ancient Indian linguistic tradition, this book assesses the influence of Indian linguistic thought on Western linguistics. It is essential reading for scholars and students of theoretical and historical linguistics, as well as those interested in Indian languages, and Indian/South Asian Studies.

Product details

• Authors: John J. Lowe, John J. (University of Oxford) Lowe, Lowe John J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009364508
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0936450-8
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Sanskrit, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Phonetics, phonology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent)