Language, grammar, and linguistics in Indian tradition

Table of Contents:

1.0.Concept of Language in Sanskrit Tradition
V. N. Jha

2.0.Philosophy of Language
V. N. Jha

2.1.Bhartrhari's Philosophy of Language
Mithilesh Chturvedi

3.0.Studdy of Language
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3.1.From Speaker's Point of View: How does one Speak?
V. N. Jha

3.2.From Listener's Point of View: How does one understand a Sentence?
V. N. Jha

4.0.Two Aspects of Language: Form and Content
V. N. Jha

4.1.Preservation of Form: Vedic Texts
V. N. Jha

4.1.1.Techniques of Preservation (Modes of Recitation)
V. N. Jha

4.1.1.1.Sakalya: the Padakara of the Rgveda
V. N. Jha

4.1.1.1.1.Sakalya and Panini
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.Emergence of Sanskrit Linguistics
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.1.Juncture-Features as shown by Sakalya
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.2.Grammatical Significance of the Symbols `s' (Avagraha) `l' (Danda) in the Padapatha
V. N. Jha

Contents note continued: 4.1.2.3.Significance of the Term pada in the Padapath
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4.12.4.The Principles of Immediate Constituent Analysis and Isolation of Items in the Complex Forms
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.5.Sakalya's Theory of Avasana-Sandhi
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.6.Cast-Terminations and their Treatment
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.7.Perfect Participle Suffix: vams and its Treatment in the Rgveda Padapatha
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.8.The Treatment of iva-compounds in the Rgveda Padapatha
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.9.Iti-Karana Device in Rgved Padapath
V. N. Jha

4.1.2.10.Pre-Paninian Tradition of Grammar and Linguistics
Hukam Chand Patyal

4.1.2.11.Paninian Tradition of Grammar and Linguistics
Rama Nath Sharma

4.1.2.11.1.Language Description in Panini
Avanindra Kumar

4.1.2.12.Post-Paninian Traditions of Grammar and Linguistics
Karuna Sindhu Das

4.2.Preservation of Content
V. N. Jha

4.3.Science of Etymology
Hukam Chand Patyal

4.4.Science of Lexicography
Hukam Chand Patyal

4.5.Science of Sentence Interpretation
Ujjwala Jha

4.5.1.Discourse Analysis
Ujjwala Jha

5.0.Types of Language
V. N. Jha

5.1.Oridnary Language
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5.2.Scientific Language
V. N. Jha

5.3.Language of Art
V. N. Jha

5.4.Meta-Language
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6.0.Linguistic Communication Models
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6.1.Communication Through Ordinary Language
V. N. Jha

6.2.Communication Through Language of Art
V. N. Jha

7.0.Development of Artificial Language (Navya Nyaya Language)
V. N. Jha

8.0.Resume
V. N. Jha

9.0.Select Bibliography.

The Volume contains thoughts about Language, Grammar and Linguistics in Indian Tradition. It is the product of research work conducted on a variety of aspects on language right from the Vedic era up to medieval period. Eminent scholars have contributed to the volume on a variety of themes such as Concept of Language, Philosophy of Language, Formal aspect of language, Phonetics and Phonology, Semantic aspects of Language, Lexicography, Science of Grammar, Science of Sentence-Interpretation, Theory of Communication through the natural language and through the language of Art and Artificial language for precise communication. One will find a broad picture of concept of language, grammar and linguistics before Panini, in Panini and after Panini in this volume.