From: Rahul Bhalerao (b.rahul.pm@gmail.com)
Date: Mon May 10 2010 - 12:42:53 CDT
> Halant matra:
> Unicode as well as ISCII have given character codes for this default form क
> which has interpretation 'k + a'. Since the default form is k with
> 'a-matra' , we should have a mechanism to show the original 'muula'
> character just 'k'. Thus halant matra is introduced , which corresponds to
> 'zero matra' for the original character 'k' or can be called 'linguistic
> zero' matra.
>
I still don't think the concept of 'linguistic zero' goes exactly with
the concept of halant, since halant functions as a remover of the
inherent vowel and cannot be used to remove anything else. It seems to
have its own meaning other than zero.
Besides I am not clear in terms of the reason, why we would call it
something else (as a part of standard) when we already have couple of
simple and popular names for it.
_
Rahul.
> I hope this has brought some clarity to the issue.
> अलका ईरानी
> .. Alka Irani
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:07 PM, N. Ganesan <naa.ganesan@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:31 PM, JAGANADH G <jaganadhg@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:50 PM, N. Ganesan <naa.ganesan@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A question for linguists. In Indian scripts,
>>>> there is a sign called halanta
>>>> which is used to delete an
>>>> inherent vowel /a/ in an Indic syllable.
>>>>
>>>> For example, in any Indic script,
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virama
>>>>
>>>> A syllable with /a/ + Halant = A "pure" consonant (with /a/ "killed")
>>>> i.e.,
>>>> [ka] + Halant = [k]
>>>
>>> It is wrong.
>>>
>>> [ka] - [a] = [k] not [ka] + [Halant] = [k]
>>>
>>> like wise
>>>
>>> [ka] - [a] + [i] = [ki]
>>>
>>
>>
>> yes. [halant] = - [a].
>>
>> My question is: the Zeroing element (call it halant or -/a/)
>> a linguistic zero?
>>
>> N. Ganesan
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Usually, in early Brahmi, the halant "vowel-killer" sign is like a
>>>> macron
>>>> above any consonant syllable. In Tamil, halant is a dot (bindu) above
>>>> of on the side a syllable, which is same as bindu for zero
>>>> in Khmer inscriptions.
>>>>
>>>> My question: Can we call Indic Halanta (the "killer" of vowel,/a/)
>>>> a form/kind of "Linguistic Zero" of PaaNini?
>>>
>>> What is ment by "Linguistic Zero"?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> **********************************
>>> JAGANADH G
>>> http://jaganadhg.freeflux.net/blog
>>>
>>
>
>
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