Indian Antiquary Vol 36

SR No.: 032528
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 430
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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JULY, 1907.]
RECORD OF THE LANGUAGES OF SAVAGES.
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IX. - The Interrelation of the Functions of the Components. (a) The Root indicates the original meaning of a word. (6) Affixes comprise prefixes, infixes and suffixes. () Affixes modify the meaning of a word. (d). A Radical Alix modifies the meaning of a root. (6) A Simple Stem is the principal part of a word indicating its meaning. (1) A Functional Affix modifies the meaning of stem in relation to its function. (9) A Compound Stem comprises a root and its radical affix. (6) A Qualifying Affix modifies a word by indicating its nature (inherent qualities) in
relation to function or class. Connected Words comprise stems and their affixes. 6) Inflexion is caused by alteration of the form of inseparable affixes. (6) Inflected words conform to particular kinds of inflexion. (0) Tone is & substitute for inflexion. . X. - The Position, Form and Tone of the Components. (a) The meanings of the components combined with their positions or with their forms
or combined with the positions and the forms or tones complete the meaning of the sentence.
XI. - General Development of Languages from the fontorice. (a) No Language has ever developed along one line of development only. (6) The sentence by the forms or positions of its components or by their forms or tones
combined with their positions causes the development of all languages. XII. - Development of Languages from the sentence into Classes. (a) The positions of the components of the sentence cause the development of
Syntactical Languages. (6) In Analytical Languages position governs the class. (6) In Tonic Languages position combined with tone governs the class. @ The forms of the components of the sentence causes, the development of Formative
Languages. (2) In Agglutinative Languages the affixes developing the forms are attached analtered. In Synthetic Languages the affixes developing the forms are attached altered by
inflexion. . (9) In Premutative Languages the affixes developing the forms are prefixed. (1) In Intromutative Languages the affixes developing the forms are infixed.
In Postmutative Languages the affixes developing the forms are suffixed. XIII.- Development of the Interrelated Classes of Languages from the sentence.
(a) Afires to stems develop Groups of Languages. (6) Affices to roots develop Families of Languages. (6) Variation of tone, form or position in Families develops Connected Languages.
(0) Skeleton of the Theory. Speech is & mode of communioation between man and man by expression. Speech may be communicated orally through the ear by talking, optically through the eye by signs, tangibly through the skin by the touch. Languages are varieties of speseb.