tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post1100050556225360329..comments2023-08-27T12:35:12.308+02:00Comments on sanscrite cogitare, sanscrite loqui: In praise of variantselisa freschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-53717087696313514162011-09-15T17:24:27.801+02:002011-09-15T17:24:27.801+02:00Cerquiglini would know all about that style of phi...Cerquiglini would know all about that style of philology having been a vice president of the Conseil supérieur de la langue française. France is infamous for its linguistic frigidity, and its ambivalent relationship with authority. <br /><br />Of course variants are interesting, though I also note that Patrick Olivelle complains of the suppression of variation in critical editions of the Upaniṣads - so not all of us do find them interesting.<br /><br />I like K. R. Norman's definition: "The philologists tells us what words mean, and why they mean that." We might "and when they meant that".Jayaravahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815277098386812048noreply@blogger.com