The Development of Labial Clusters in the Aśokan Rock Edicts

The original range of consonant clusters in Indo-Aryan reduced significantly over time, developing into geminates, homorganic nasal-stop clusters, and sonorant-h clusters in Middle Indo-Aryan. Early Middle Indo-Aryan, as represented in the Aśokan inscriptions, however, still maintained the original...

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Main Author: Yasuko Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Oriental Society 2021-12-01
Series:Studia Orientalia Electronica
Online Access:https://journal.fi/store/article/view/91999