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Universal history of linguistics : India, China, Arabia, Europe /
This wide-ranging book presents the linguistic achievements of four major cultures to readers presumably conversant with modern theoretical linguistics. The chapter on India discusses in detail Pan?ini's (c. 400 B.C.) grammar Ast-adhy-ay-i as well as the work of his commentators Katyayana, Pata...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1991.
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| Collection: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ;
v. 65. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | This wide-ranging book presents the linguistic achievements of four major cultures to readers presumably conversant with modern theoretical linguistics. The chapter on India discusses in detail Pan?ini's (c. 400 B.C.) grammar Ast-adhy-ay-i as well as the work of his commentators Katyayana, Patanjali, and Bhartr?hari. In the Chinese tradition, the Confucian doctrine of the Rectification of Names' is singled out for treatment. Arabic linguistics is represented by Sibawaihi's (d. 793) grammar al-Kitab, in particular its syntax, as well as the subsequent commentary tradition. The chapter on Europe. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (ix, 368 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027277671 9027277672 |
| ISSN: | 0304-0720 ; |