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Revisiting Pāṇini's generative power

Abstract:: In this paper I revisit recent claims that Pāṇini’s generative grammar has fully context-sensitive power. I show that in fact Pāṇini assumed acyclicity as a constraint on rule application, limiting the power of his superficially context-sensitive formalism in a way entirely parallel to much work in modern phonology.

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Lowe, J. J. (2021). Revisiting Pāṇini's generative power. In G. Sharma & J. J. Lowe (Eds.), Trends in South Asian Linguistics (pp. 361–380). De Gruyter.

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Lowe, J. J. “Revisiting Pāṇini's Generative Power.” Trends in South Asian Linguistics, edited by G Sharma and JJ Lowe, De Gruyter, 2021, pp. 361–80.

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Lowe, JJ. 2021. “Revisiting Pāṇini's Generative Power.” In Trends in South Asian Linguistics, edited by G Sharma and JJ Lowe, 361–80. Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs. De Gruyter.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1515/9783110753066-014

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Grant:: LINGUINDIC 851990

Publisher:: De Gruyter
Host title:: Trends in South Asian Linguistics
Pages:: 361-380
Chapter number:: 14
Series:: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs
Series number:: 367
Publication date:: 2021-11-08
DOI:: 10.1515/9783110753066-014
EISBN:: 9783110753066
ISBN:: 9783110752939

Language:: English
Keywords:: Pāṇini

constraint rules

FFR

acyclicity

generative power
Subtype:: Chapter
Pubs id:: 1184683
Local pid:: pubs:1184683
Deposit date:: 2021-07-02

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Copyright holder:: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Copyright date:: 2021
Rights statement:: © 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

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