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Pali Grammar for Students (Paperback)
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Pali Grammar for Students (Paperback)
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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. Steven Collins is professor of South Asian
languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago, and was
formerly a council member of the Pali Text Society (London). He is
the author of Selfless Persons: Imagery and Thought in Theravada
Buddhism and Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities: Utopias of the
Pali Imaginaire.
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