Substitution is a fascinating yet distracting topic for scholars interested in Indian grammar. In fact, what's most disconcerting is the fact that the epistemological import of this all-pervasive device is far from easy to grasp and rare have been, to this date, the attempts at unravelling the idea of language and of the role of grammar at the bottom of this procedure. The present article, following the road paved by E. Kahrs 1998's contribution, gives additional evidence to support the thesis that substitution in grammar is much more than a mechanical grammatical tool, on the contrary it is a crucial metalinguistic device to analyze the meaning of words.
Naming Procedure and Substitution in Early Sanskrit Grammarians
Maria Piera Candotti
2012-01-01
Abstract
Substitution is a fascinating yet distracting topic for scholars interested in Indian grammar. In fact, what's most disconcerting is the fact that the epistemological import of this all-pervasive device is far from easy to grasp and rare have been, to this date, the attempts at unravelling the idea of language and of the role of grammar at the bottom of this procedure. The present article, following the road paved by E. Kahrs 1998's contribution, gives additional evidence to support the thesis that substitution in grammar is much more than a mechanical grammatical tool, on the contrary it is a crucial metalinguistic device to analyze the meaning of words.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
