The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions: Sanskrit; Hebrew; Greek; and Arabic. If one compares the organization of linguistic theory in various grammatical traditions, it soon turns out that there are marked differences in the way they define the place of 'semantics' within the theory.

Contributed articles on Sanskrit grammar, mostly by western authors.

This book explores the possibilities and limitations of pragmatic research in classical Sanskrit concentrating on linguistic politeness. The four case studies it comprises are in essence empirical, and try to accurately describe a fairly limited number of interactions between an also limited number of people.

On semantics and philosophy of Sanskrit language; chiefly based on Paramalaghumañjuṣā of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa, fl. 1670-1750, treatise on semantics presenting the Pāṇini school in Sanskrit grammar.