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Mantras and Bird Songs: A Study by mikemotorbikeca is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses similarities between mantras and bird songs. It argues that mantras predate language and are not themselves a form of language, though some mantras later became incorporated into languages like Sanskrit. Mantras are invariant across linguistic boundaries, are used differently than normal language through rituals and recitation, and emphasize form over meaning. The document analyzes how mantras may have evolved from pre-linguistic sounds and then were adapted for use within language.
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- mikemotorbikeca
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- EN