Syllabus (SANSKRIT)

Course Type: MAJ-14

Semester: 8

Course Code: BSNSMAJ14T

Course Title: Philosophy of Grammar & Linguistics

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: To give the students some ideas about philosophical aspects Sanskrit grammarrevealed in thetime of Patañjali. To make the students aware about the contribution of Indian and western linguists in its field. To give some basic ideas about modern linguisti

Learning Outcome: Students will gain a basic knowledge of the philosophical ideas of Pāṇinian school of Sanskrit grammar. It will create a skill to pronounce the language in a correct way. The students will gain knowledge about the basics of modern linguistics. Studying

Module-1:

• Mahābhāṣya:

• Paspaśāhnika

Module-2:

• Contribution of Indian and Western Philologists

Module-3:

• Language:

• definition & classification

• Family of Languages:

• outline, details of Indo-European language family, special emphasis on Indo-Aryan branch& its stages of development and characteristics

• Speech Mechanism and Classification of Sounds
• Phonetic Law:

• definition, causes of phonetic change, J. Grimm, H. Grassmann, K. Verner & Colitz