The paper introduces the concept of m-alphabet and m-language to analyze words across languages. The m-alphabet represents the core set of sounds used to construct a word, while the m-language represents a group of related words that are phonetically, semantically, grammatically, and ontologically connected.
The authors first provide an overview of linguistics, highlighting the contributions of Pānini and the evolution of comparative linguistics. They then analyze words from Sanskrit, European, and Dravidian languages using Pānini's system of sounds, identifying sound shifts, replacements, and losses that occur as words transform across languages.
The authors propose the use of Morphological Finite Automata (MFA) to formally represent the m-languages. Each m-language has a core m-alphabet and an extended m-alphabet, allowing for the systematic analysis of word relationships and the identification of candidate words that may belong to the same word group.
The paper also discusses the limitations of the mainstream view on the relationship between Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, proposing an "Ecosystem Model for Linguistic Development" with Sanskrit at the core, in contrast to the widely accepted family tree model.
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