The history of phonology may be traced back to the Ashtadhyayi, the Sanskrit grammar composed by Pāṇini in the 4th century BC. In particular the Shiva Sutras, an auxiliary text to the Ashtadhyayi, introduces what can be considered a list of the phonemes of the Sanskrit language, with a notational system for them that is used throughout the main text, which deals with matters of morphology, syntax and semantics. COUNT 5
QSN1 What type of grammar was phonology first a part of? ANS1 Sanskrit QSN2 What is the name of ancient Sanskrit grammar? ANS2 Ashtadhyayi QSN3 Who first composed the Ashtadhyayi? ANS3 Pāṇini QSN4 During what time period did Panini do his work? ANS4 4th century BC QSN5 What other text was related to the Ashtadhyayi? ANS5 the Shiva Sutras