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Pali: A Grammar of the Language of the Theravada Tipitaka. with a Concordance to Pischel's Grammatik Der Prakrit-Sprachen

AUTHOR Oberlies, Thomas
PUBLISHER de Gruyter (07/06/2001)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)
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The grammar presents a full decription of Pali, the language used in the Theravada Buddhist canon, which is still alive in Ceylon and South-East Asia. The development of its phonological and morphological systems is traced in detail from Old Indic. Comprehensive references to comparable features and phenomena from other Middle Indic languages mean that this grammar can also be used to study the literature of Jainism.
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ISBN-13: 9783110167634
ISBN-10: 3110167638
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 403
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 6.40 x 1.00 x 9.20 inches
Weight: 1.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: DE
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BISAC Categories
Foreign Language Study | Indic Languages
Foreign Language Study | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative
Foreign Language Study | Southeast Asian Languages (see also Vietnamese)
Grade Level: Post Graduate - Post Graduate
Dewey Decimal: 491.375
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001032391
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The grammar presents a full decription of Pali, the language used in the Theravada Buddhist canon, which is still alive in Ceylon and South-East Asia. The development of its phonological and morphological systems is traced in detail from Old Indic. Comprehensive references to comparable features and phenomena from other Middle Indic languages mean that this grammar can also be used to study the literature of Jainism.

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