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Did you know? The Indian scholar Pāṇini wrote, in the 4th century BC, the world's first systematic grammar — for Sanskrit. In 3,959 rules he described every form of sound, word and sentence. Modern linguists still call the work "stunningly modern".

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The Indian scholar Pāṇini wrote, in the 4th century BC, the world's first systematic grammar — for Sanskrit. In 3,959 rules he described every form of sound, word and sentence. Modern linguists still call the work "stunningly modern".

De Indische geleerde Pāṇini schreef rond de 4e eeuw v.Chr. de eerste systematische grammatica ter wereld — voor het Sanskriet. Met 3.959 regels beschreef hij elke vorm van klank, woord en zin. Moderne taalkundigen noemen het werk nog altijd "verbluffend modern".

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