A Phonological Sketch of Apabhraṁs'a of the 11th Century A. D

O. Introduction W S. Karunatilleke The purpose of this paper is to present a brief descrip- tive analysis of the phonology of Apabhramsa of the 11th century A.D. " The earliest references to the term "Apabhismsa" in Indian literature go as far back as the 2nd century BC 1 when it was used not in

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करुणातिलके ग्यारहवीं शताब्दी के अपभ्रंश का वर्णनात्मक ध्वनि-विवेचन प्रस्तुत करते हैं, जिसकी सामग्री दिगम्बर मुनि कनकामर के 'करकंडचरिउ' से ली गई है। वे पहले पश्चिमी, दक्षिणी और पूर्वी साहित्यिक अपभ्रंश का विभाजन बताते हैं, फिर स्वर-व्यंजन तालिका, स्वर-दीर्घता तथा स्पर्श से पूर्व संयुक्त व्यंजनों का व्यवहार निरूपित करते हैं। Karunatilleke gives a descriptive phonology of eleventh-century Apabhramsa, drawn from Muni Kanakamara's Karakamda Cariu. He first divides literary Apabhramsa into Western, Southern and Eastern, then sets out the vowel and consonant inventories, vowel length and the behaviour of clusters before stops.

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