[INDOLOGY] Sanskrit syntax

[dermot at grevatt.force9.co.uk]

I'm another admirer. I have a beautifully printed, sturdily bound and much used 
Japanese reprint (Rinshen-Shoten Bookstore, Kyoto, 1968). Speyer is so methodical 
that his statements still make sense despite changes in linguistic theory, so long as 
you understand his dated, Latin-based terminology; and he balances Paninian 
prescriptions with observations of actual texts.

Dermot Killingley
Newcastle

On 23 May 2013 at 15:43, Whitney Cox wrote:

> 
> I'm a huge admirer of Speyer's book--I honestly feel like I learn
> something new and interesting every single time I open it-- but I do
> agree with Chris that it would benefit from re-setting. Â The font in
> which the Nāgarī text is set can make for hard reading for those who
> aren't used to it: there are many times that I've strongly recommended
> it to intermediate students who have found it difficult to make sense
> of. Â Also, Speyer doesn't always translate his examples: this isn't a
> problem for those with more experience in the language, but the target
> audience of language learners are sometimes at a disadvantage, which
> is a real shame.
> 
> 
> On 23 May 2013 15:16, Paul Hackett <ph2046 at columbia.edu> wrote:
>     Dear Chris and others,
>     Â  I do not know if Speier/Speyer/Speijer's _Sanskrit Syntax_ has
>     been re-typeset or not, but there are publications for sale that
>     give the impression of a new edition. Â I discovered this when
>     attempting to purchase a copy a couple of years ago only to
>     discover that some "enterprising" individuals have been data
>     mining Google books (and/or possibly the DLI) and selling
>     exceptionally poor copies (missing pages, underlining, margin
>     notes, etc.) of many books (including Speijer's) through a
>     print-on-demand service as "new books". Just a warning to beware.
> 
> Â  I can say that the 2009 paperback from Motilal is very clean and
> readable. best, Paul HackettColumbia University
> 
> 
> On May 23, 2013, at 3:03 PM, Christopher Wallis wrote:
>     Dear Peter and fellow Indologists,
>     Does anyone know whether Speier's original Sanskrit Syntax has
>     been re-typeset or if there are any plans to do this? Â It seems
>     quite worthwhile.
> 
> best, 
> Chris Wallis
> 
> 
> 
> On 20 May 2013 10:52, Peter Scharf <scharfpm7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>     Dear colleagues,The History of Linguistic Theory lab. at the
>     University of Paris 7, Denis Diderot, will host a seminar on
>     Sanskrit syntax 13-15 June. The program begins with a keynote
>     address by Professor Emeritus Hans Hock who in 1986 edited the
>     volume on Sanskrit syntax in honor of the centennial of Speier's
>     Sanskrit Syntax. Â The second day of the program begins with a
>     special lecture by George Cardona concerned with contributions of
>     Paninian grammar to Sanskrit syntax. Â The afternoon of the 15th
>     will include several presentations on the state of image-text
>     alignment for Sanskrit manuscripts. Â Please see
>     the announcement of the seminar and the full program under
>     Events on the Sanskrit Library website.
> Scholars are invited to attend. Â Please register at no cost on the
> seminar website. The seminar is sponsored by the Chaire
> Internationale de Recherche Blaise Pascal financée par l’Etat et la
> Région d'Ile-de-France, gérée par la Fondation de l’Ecole Normale
> Supérieure. Yours sincerely,Peter
> 
> Peter M. Scharf, President
> The Sanskrit Library
> scharf at sanskritlibrary.org
> 
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> Dr. Whitney Cox
> Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit
> Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia,
> SOAS, University of London
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