From the more iconic to the less iconic linguistic form: morphological syntagms in Pāṇini
Starting from Kastovsky’s definition of “morphological syntagm”, I try to understand whether any similarity exists between complex word forms (such as compounds and secondary derivatives) and the matching source-phrases which should be taken into account in the relevant formation-rules according to...
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| Language: | English |
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Università degli Studi di Milano
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Atti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/asgm/article/view/11432 |
| Summary: | Starting from Kastovsky’s definition of “morphological syntagm”, I try to understand whether any similarity exists between complex word forms (such as compounds and secondary derivatives) and the matching source-phrases which should be taken into account in the relevant formation-rules according to Pāṇini’s teaching. Thus, A 2.1.1 is interpreted and tested in a fresh manner, leading to the outline of a a scalar pattern of iconicity which encompasses the several outputs of the provisions it governs.
KEYWORDS: morhpological syntagms, iconicity, Pāṇini, Sanskrit, word formation
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| ISSN: | 1972-9901 |