Die Bedeutung von abhinidhāna in den Prātiśākhyas

Abstract

In Indo-European linguistics and Indo-Iranian studies, the term abhinidhāna, as used in the phonetic treatises of Ancient India, is usually considered to refer to unreleased stops. However, the phonological scope of abhinidhāna and the phonetic properties that the indigenous phoneticians ascribe to it render this interpretation difficult, as do cases where the application of abhinidhāna interferes—and sometimes even conflicts—with the application of other, related terms in the Prātiśākhyas. After reviewing the previous research on Show more