Palaeolinguistic Profile of Brahmi Script

by Dilip Rajgor

The monograph Palaeolinguistic Profile of Brahmi Script revolves around the palaeolinguistic analysis of Mauryan and Ksatrapa Brahmi Scripts. The former is the earliest known form of the script dating back to at least 250 BC whereas the latter is a derivative of the former in western India in the first four centuries of the Christian era. The book deals with the linguistic and topographic organization of Brahmi Script. urthermore, Dependency Phonology is an important component of this work. This modern linguistic phenomenon is corroborated by the ancient Brahmi Script. Furthermore, evolution of Brahmi has also been traced into four stages preceded by Harappan script, viz., 

•  Harappan Script (c2500 - 1700BC),
•  Proto-Brahmi Script (C1700 - 600 BC),
•  Pre-Mauryan Brahmi Script (c 600 - 350 BC),
•  Mauryan Brahmi Script (c 350 - 150BC)
•  Post-Mauryan Brahmi Scripts (C 150BC-AD 600)