Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- List of Abbreviations
- Texts and Authors
- The Sanskrit Transcription System
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Aṣṭādhyāyī at Work
- 3 Rule Interaction
- 4 Morphological Systems
- 5 Syntax: Argument Structure
- 6 Formal Language Theory and Computational Power
- 7 Semantics and Pragmatics: Compositionality and the Relation between Grammar and Meaning
- 8 Phonology: Phonemes and Writing Systems
- 9 Conclusion
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
- Index Locorum
- Word Index
9 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- List of Abbreviations
- Texts and Authors
- The Sanskrit Transcription System
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Aṣṭādhyāyī at Work
- 3 Rule Interaction
- 4 Morphological Systems
- 5 Syntax: Argument Structure
- 6 Formal Language Theory and Computational Power
- 7 Semantics and Pragmatics: Compositionality and the Relation between Grammar and Meaning
- 8 Phonology: Phonemes and Writing Systems
- 9 Conclusion
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
- Index Locorum
- Word Index
Summary
This chapter summarizes the contents and arguments of the preceding chapters, drawing together the major observations and implications of the work, in particular in relation to the influence and continuing relevance of Pāṇini and the ancient Indian linguistic tradition for modern Western linguistics.
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- Modern Linguistics in Ancient India , pp. 213 - 215Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024