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Malkhar Kulkarni Complementary Development of Language Studies and Philosophy of Language in India

Abstract: The article describes development of language studies and philosophy of language in India as well as their close relation and mutual usage of advantages. India is famous for its language diversity and development of language technology, especially in the sphere of education. The author focuses on how grammatical formalism and meta-language allowed Ancient Indian linguist Panini to explain a great number of linguistic phenomena. The author of the article also touches upon the topic of philosophical discussions that reflect the development of language studies.


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cultural studies, language studies, philosophy, Indian culture, linguistic variety, educational environment, standardization, Panini’s grammatical formalism, metalanguage, cognitive aspects.


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