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akprasad edited this page May 4, 2013 · 7 revisions

Questions and insights related to modeling the Ashtadhyayi. The most useful bits are summarized below.

Discusses issues involved with modeling Pāṇinian grammar:

  • What is being modeled? The Ashtadhyayi has a host of associated commentaries and proposals, not all of which can be accepted. Which of these, if any, should be incorporated into the grammar?
  • How should ambiguous rules be interpreted? Some rules have no clear interpretation, and some commentaries conflict.
  • Should all behavior be modeled explicitly? For example, we could generate nominal endings beforehand.