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    This document provides an overview of a course on Indian Linguistic Thought offered at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The 3 credit course includes theory and practical classes covering different dimensions of linguistic study found across Sanskrit literature from the Vedas to philosophical texts. The course is divided into 3 units: the first covers linguistics in the Vedas and related texts, the second analyzes the grammarian Panini and other schools of Sanskrit grammar, and the third examines linguistic concepts in Hindu philosophies and poetical treatises. Recommended readings on topics like the relationship between language and the world from an Indian perspective are also listed.

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    This document provides an overview of a course on Indian Linguistic Thought offered at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The 3 credit course includes theory and practical classes covering different dimensions of linguistic study found across Sanskrit literature from the Vedas to philosophical texts. The course is divided into 3 units: the first covers linguistics in the Vedas and related texts, the second analyzes the grammarian Panini and other schools of Sanskrit grammar, and the third examines linguistic concepts in Hindu philosophies and poetical treatises. Recommended readings on topics like the relationship between language and the world from an Indian perspective are also listed.

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    SPECIAL CENTER FOR SANSKRIT STUDIES JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY (B.A.

    optional course) Course: Indian Linguistic Thought 3 Credits. Two theory classes and one practical class (2 + 1 hours per week). I. COURSE DESCRIPTION The present course Indian Linguistic Thought (SK201) is an introduction to the Indian linguistic tradition. In this course students will learn about different dimensions of linguistic study spread across various genres of Sanskrit literature - Vedas, Vedgas, various Vykaraa schools, Koas and linguistic discussions in the Daranas and Alakra astra.

    II. COURSE CONTENTS Unit-I: Veda & Vedga a) Vedas: Division, different recessions, different styles of recitations b) Origin and nature of language in the Vedas c) Prtikhyas and Vedgas Unit-II: Vykaraa (Padastra) and Koa a) Pninis Astdhyyi and Pninian school of grammar b) Other schools of Sanskrit grammar c) Influence of Sanskrit grammars on other Indian language grammars d) Sanskrit lexicography and Amarakoa. Unit-III: Darana & Alakra astra a) abda in Daranas (Vkyastra & Pramastra) b) abda & Artha in Daranas III. RECOMMENDED READINGS 1. The Word and the World: Indias contribution to the study of language, B.K.Matilal, Oxforf University Press, 1990. 2. Bhashavijnana evam Bhashashastra, Kapil Dev Dwivedi, Vishvavidyalaya Prakashan, Delhi. 3. Theories of Language: Oriental and Occidental, Korada Subramanyam, D.K.Printworld (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2008. 4. Language, Literature and Linguistics. The Indian Perspective (1994), Kapil Kapoor, Academic Foundation, Delhi, 1994.

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