Development of Sandhi Phenomena in Sanskrit and Aśokan Prakrit and Pali
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Linguistica Brunensia |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | sandhi; prakrit; sanskrit; pali; phonology |
| Description | The paper deals with two types of Sandhi, vocalic and consonantal, in Sanskrit in comparison with Prakrits. In particular, it focuses on these problems: 1. junction of two vowels of the same quality, 2. junction of two vowels of different quality, 3. junction of two consonants or a consonant and a vowel. The mentioned processes are described and compared across the languages. |