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Word Order in Sanskrit and Universal Grammar
J. F. Staal
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Description for Word Order in Sanskrit and Universal Grammar
Paperback. Series: Foundations of Language Supplementary Series. Num Pages: 98 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
This monograph owes its existence to certain puzzles in universal grammar and the theory of language which led the author to an investigation of word order in Sanskrit and its possible analyses and descriptions. Not unexpectedly, the raw material was found to be too vast for a first-hand treatment even to be attempted. Rather surprisingly, however, its inter pretations by Indian and Western theorists and grammarians turned out to be so greatly at variance, that an analysis of these interpretations seemed rewarding. Accordingly, theoretical issues within the framework of generative grammar had to be faced anew, and alternative solutions suggested ... Read more
This monograph owes its existence to certain puzzles in universal grammar and the theory of language which led the author to an investigation of word order in Sanskrit and its possible analyses and descriptions. Not unexpectedly, the raw material was found to be too vast for a first-hand treatment even to be attempted. Rather surprisingly, however, its inter pretations by Indian and Western theorists and grammarians turned out to be so greatly at variance, that an analysis of these interpretations seemed rewarding. Accordingly, theoretical issues within the framework of generative grammar had to be faced anew, and alternative solutions suggested ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
Series
Foundations of Language Supplementary Series
Number of Pages
98
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027700315
SKU
V9789027700315
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