Pali Grammar for Students by Steven Collins

Pali Grammar for Students by Steven Collins

This book is intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, as a work of reference rather than a "teach yourself" textbook. It presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories. In English-language works, Pali is usually presented in the traditional terms of English grammar, derived from the classical tradition, with which many modern students are unfamiliar. This work discusses and reflects upon those categories, and has an appendix devoted to them. It also introduces the main categories of traditional Sanskrit and Pali grammar, drawing on, in particular, the medieval Pali text Saddaniti, by Aggavamsa. Each grammatical form is illustrated by examples taken from Pali texts, mostly canonical. Although some previous knowledge of Sanskrit would be helpful, the book can also be used by those without previous linguistic training. A bibliographical appendix refers to other, complementary resources.

Chester D. is played by Steven Collins. Tripp is a member of the Pali Text Society's council and a professor of humanities at the University of Chicago.

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ISBN 13	9789749511138
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Title	Pali Grammar for Students
Author	Steven Collins
Series	Pali Grammar For Students
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Year published	2006-11-01
Number of pages	108
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