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... documents , and to that extent , their ob- servations are limited and tend to become artificial . In fact a comparative study of the Prakrit grammarians themselves will show that , apart from the common agreement in a large number of ...
... documents , and to that extent , their ob- servations are limited and tend to become artificial . In fact a comparative study of the Prakrit grammarians themselves will show that , apart from the common agreement in a large number of ...
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... Documents in Chinese Turkestan during several expedi- tions led by him . The first expedition of 1900-01 brought in certain documents which have been transcribed and edited by the three scholars A. M. BOYER , E. J. RAPSON and E. SENART ...
... Documents in Chinese Turkestan during several expedi- tions led by him . The first expedition of 1900-01 brought in certain documents which have been transcribed and edited by the three scholars A. M. BOYER , E. J. RAPSON and E. SENART ...
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... documents written in an Indian Prakrit . In 1937 T. BURROW published a small monograph on the language of these documents , and his con- clusion may be briefly indicated here . The documents are written in a variety of Indian Prakrit ...
... documents written in an Indian Prakrit . In 1937 T. BURROW published a small monograph on the language of these documents , and his con- clusion may be briefly indicated here . The documents are written in a variety of Indian Prakrit ...
Contents
FOREWORD vii | 1 |
SURVEY OF MIDDLE INDOARYAN LANGUAGES | 11 |
LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF MIDDLE INDOARYAN | 41 |
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