alleryWhich scholar of the 4th century BCE made advances in phonetics, phonology and morphology?
AKautilya
BKanada
CPingala
DPanini
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Panini
1. Phonetics, phonology and morphology were advanced by Panini.
2. His morphological analysis stayed ahead of Western theory until the mid-20th century.
3. Kautilya wrote on statecraft, Kanada on atoms and Pingala on prosody.
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