Some aspects of the phonology of the Prakrit underlying the Aśokan inscriptions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2793639 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K R Norman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-143 |
| Publication date | 1970-02-01 |
| 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/s0041977x00145203 |
| OpenAlex | W2080556095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
It is a matter of considerable regret that no copy of the Aśokan inscriptions has been found at Pātaliputra. Such a version, inscribed at the capital of Aśoka's empire, might have been expected to be in the language of the capital itself, and therefore by implication in the official language of the court and secretariat. There can be no doubt that many of the difficulties which face us in the task of interpreting the Aśokan inscriptions arise because of errors in the translation from the Pkt. of the original into the Pkts. of the various regions. Possession of the Pātaliputra version would enable us to read the inscriptions free from such translation errors
Inscribed figure · Linguistics · Phonology · Possession (linguistics) · Regret · Task (project management) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 1983 - 1991 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |