Geminates after long vowel in Indo-Aryan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2787989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R L Turner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-82 |
| Publication date | 1967-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00099110 |
| OpenAlex | W2124669963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
In the central and eastern inscriptions of Aoka (Kls, Dhauli, and Jaugaḍa, Pillar Edicts and Minor Rock Inscriptions) a long vowel of Sanskrit whenfollowed by a double consonant or a consonant-group is shortened (e.g. tt att) as generally in Pali and Prakrit. But the long vowel is retained in the Girnr inscription and in some of the Pillar Edicts and Minor Rock Inscriptions. In the Girnr forms the consonant following the long vowel still representeda geminate; whether or not it still did so in the other inscriptions atthat date cannot be ascertained. Although the distinction of length is not shownin Kharoṣṭh writing, the long vowel before geminates was certainly maintainedin the language of the Shhbzgaṛh and Mnsehr versions, for the longvowel in this position is still preserved in the North-Western languages: Sindh, Lahnd, Western Panjb, Kshmr (not so demonstrably in other Dardic languages) and some West Pahari dialects
Art · Consonant · Consonant cluster · Humanities · Linguistics · Mid vowel · Minor (academic) · Pillar · Sanskrit · Vowel · Ancient Near East History · Engineering · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1967 - 2025 (59) |
| Highly cited | No |