Etymological trends in the Sanskrit vocabulary

The article examines how the etymological composition of the Sanskrit lexicon is influenced by time and whether this composition can be used to date Sanskrit texts automatically. For this purpose, statistical tests are applied to a corpus of lexically analyzed texts. Results reported in the article...

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1. Verfasser: Hellwig, Oliver (Verfasst von)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [April 2010]
In: LLC
Year: 2010, Jahrgang: 25, Heft: 1, Pages: 105-118
ISSN:1477-4615
DOI:10.1093/llc/fqp034
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqp034
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Verfasserangaben:Oliver Hellwig (Südasien-Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Germany)
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Zusammenfassung:The article examines how the etymological composition of the Sanskrit lexicon is influenced by time and whether this composition can be used to date Sanskrit texts automatically. For this purpose, statistical tests are applied to a corpus of lexically analyzed texts. Results reported in the article may contribute to the diachronic lexicography of Sanskrit and help to develop computational methods for analyzing anonymous and undated Sanskrit texts.
Beschreibung: Published: 08 October 2009
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1477-4615
DOI:10.1093/llc/fqp034