Semantic Mechanism in Indian Thought: Is Bhartrihari’s Sphota Theory APT to Semantic Discourse Analysis?

Vol-3 | Issue-09 | September 2018 | Published Online: 07 September 2018    PDF ( 209 KB )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1411922
Author(s)
Dr. Behera Rajiba Lochan 1

1Postdoc Research Scholar, Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, CUC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana (India)

Abstract

The main focus of this research paper is to delineate the Indian notion of semantics in the light of Bhartrihari’s notion of semantics which is holistic in character. A study of semantics in discourse analysis using a systematic framework such as semantic unity would help to create a socio-cultural unity as well as languaculture unity identify the manner in which the features of discourse analysis are realized in languages. Furthermore, this study comprise developing the mechanism of Indian thought in discourse analysis and semantics, more specifically Bhartrihari’s sphota theory of semantics facilitating interlanguaculture as well as intralanguaculture discourse analysis for the fertility of semantic theory.

Keywords
Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Semantic Unity, Sphota Theory, Languaculture Semantics
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