The Diachronic Syntax of the Particle u in the Rigveda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3965077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jared S Klein (0000-0001-7443-8054, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 266 |
| Publication date | 1978-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/598688 |
| OpenAlex | W2320086063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The exact meaning and syntactic function of the particle u in the Rigveda has always presented difficulties. In this article it is argued that the various employments of u in the Rigveda can be reduced to two basic functions: a coreferential function and a conjunctive function. The historical connection between these two values is subsequently traced, and it is shown that the conjunctive value of u is the result of a straightforward reinterpretation of the coreferential value in sequences involving repeated instances of the sd/ldpronoun
Linguistics · Particle (ecology) · Syntax · Geology · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |