Articles on Comparative Linguistic Analysis
Sanskrit Noun‑Inflexion
By Batakrishna Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
Sanskrit Noun-Inflexion details the flexibility of endings and suffixes in Rgvedic language, where some endings appear supplied from apposed forms (e.g., *ndvyasd* for *ndvyasd*). Certain case-ending alternations with adverbial suffixes (e.g., *hastā* with…
Dravidic "Water"
By L. V. Ramaswami Aiyar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
This linguistic study examines the Dravidian word for ‘water’ and the difficulties of reconstructing Proto‑Dravidian. The author notes that divergences in vocabulary, morphology and phonology across Dravidian dialects cannot be explained solely by chronology;…
Some Linguistic Notes
By P. C. Bagchi · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
The Relation between Pali and Ardhamagadhi
By P. V. Bapat · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928
In this linguistic study the author evaluates competing hypotheses about the relationship between Pāli and Ardhamāgadhī. Some scholars argued that Pāli was merely a literary variety of Ardhamāgadhī; others held that both languages evolved independently from…