Re: [indic] Halant - can it be called a "Linguistic Zero" (Panini)?

From: JAGANADH G (jaganadhg@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 28 2010 - 13:39:11 CDT

  • Next message: N. Ganesan: "Re: [indic] Halant - can it be called a "Linguistic Zero" (Panini)?"

    On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:59 PM, <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp> wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I'm not a linguist, sorry for bothering.
    >
    > On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:37:45 -0500
    > "N. Ganesan" <naa.ganesan@gmail.com> wrote:
    > >On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:31 PM, JAGANADH G <jaganadhg@gmail.com> wrote:
    > >My question is: the Zeroing element (call it halant or -/a/)
    > >a linguistic zero?
    >
    > Could you tell me where is the community,
    > and the size of community that using the
    > term "zeroing element" or "linguistic zero"?
    > It sounds new term for me.
    >

    The same thing I am asking. What is linguistic zero ?!

    Some where in your mail I saw 'Panini'. Are you referring to the aphorism
    "upəd̪ɛːɕɛː ən̪t̪jəm ɦəlit̪sjaːt̪" ?
    If so how it becomes a linguistic zero 

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