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New development in Panini's Generative Grammar of Sanskrit

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:52 am
by bnjtokyo
Rishi Rajpopat, a student pursuing a PhD at Cambridge Univerisity, has resolved a conundrum in Panini's generative grammar of Sanskrit. This revision in the order in which the rules in Panini's grammar of Sanskrit are applied allows the user to create an infinite number of grammatical expressions with almost no malformed expressions. Please remember Panini's description of Sanskrit is 2500 years old and is the oldest known generative grammar. More information at the link.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/r ... m-25755865

Re: New development in Panini's Generative Grammar of Sanskrit

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:20 am
by Slava
I like the Occam's Razor-type quote from the professor, “If the solution is complicated, you are probably wrong.”

The article would have been improved for me by having an example or two of just what the problem looked like. Still, it's nice knowing that even after 5,000 years, there are new things to learn.