On Haplology in Indo-European

By George Cardona

This study investigates a problem of Sanskrit grammar, namely, the conditions underlying some peculiarities in the forms of Vedic feminine stems in -ya- . Cardona compares the form with Latin perfects of the type dixit ("said") and concludes that the traditional distinction made between major and minor processes of sound change is untenable.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812275705
• ISBN13: 9780812275704
• Release Date: July 1968
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 88 Pages