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INDIAN LINGUISTICS
In the light of the above discussion we may formulate an assumption that an irregular but compulsory alternation, as instanced above, leads us to suspect a merger of two different phonemes of the proto-stage. The difference in the paradigm in the attes!ed stage is thus sought to be explained on the basis of there being two different phonemes at an earlier stage.
Madhu Vidyā/362
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