Hobson-Jobson
| Author | : Sir Henry Yule |
| Publisher | : London : J. Murray |
| Total Pages | : 930 |
| Release | : 1886 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : |
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Hobson-Jobson
| Author | : Henry Yule |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 617 |
| Release | : 2013-06-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199601135 |
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Hobson-Jobson is a unique lexicon of British India. Part dictionary, part encyclopedia it shows how words of Indian origin entered the English language and offers insight into Victorian views of Asia and the way cultures transform one another. Quirky and entertaining, this selected edition includes a fascinating introduction and notes.
Sea of Poppies
| Author | : Amitav Ghosh |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 565 |
| Release | : 2009-09-29 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429930810 |
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The first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" (The Observer [London]). At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppies is "a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott" (Vogue).
We Indians
| Author | : Khushwant Singh |
| Publisher | : Juggernaut Books |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : National characteristics, East Indian |
| ISBN | : 8193284135 |
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A sharp and funny dissection of different aspects of the Indian character, from our attitude to sex, religion and women to our views on corruption and the English language. Irreverent and full of witty observations, this is a Khushwant Singh classic!
A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689
| Author | : John Ovington |
| Publisher | : Asian Educational Services |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9788120609457 |
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Giving A Large Account Of The City And Its Inhabitants And Of The English Factory There. With A Foreword By H.G. Rawlinson.
India Inscribed
| Author | : Kate Teltscher |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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(THIS MUST BE MENTIONED IN THE 1996 HSITORY CAT) India Inscribed is the first comprehensive study of European and British writing on India in the period that saw Britain's transition from trading partner to ruling power. Analysing an extensive range of texts, Kate Teltscher argues thatwriting about India is not monolithic, but that representations of the country are diverse, shifting, historically contingent, and frequently competitive.
The Handbook of Asian Englishes
| Author | : Kingsley Bolton |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 928 |
| Release | : 2020-09-14 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1118791657 |
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The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics
The Cambridge Companion to English Dictionaries
| Author | : Sarah Ogilvie |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2020-09-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1108568459 |
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How did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity, prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution, innovation, devotion, plagiarism, and controversy. This comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries. Essays on the regional and global nature of English lexicography (dictionary making) explore its power in standardising varieties of English and defining nations seeking independence from the British Empire: from Canada to the Caribbean. Leading scholars and lexicographers historically contextualise an array of dictionaries and pose urgent theoretical and methodological questions relating to their role as tools of standardisation, prestige, power, education, literacy, and national identity.
The High Road to China
| Author | : Kate Teltscher |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2013-07-11 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1408846756 |
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_______________ 'Splendid and fascinating ... Teltscher has made remarkable use of her source material, aided by the constantly perceptive and witty tone of Bogle's own writings' - Patrick French, Sunday Times 'It is hard to imagine this fascinating story being told with greater sensitivity or skill' - Sunday Telegraph 'Teltscher is a remarkable new historian ... wholly original' - William Dalrymple 'Thrilling and fascinating ... Letters, journals and documents are woven into the flowing narrative, which is wonderfully vivid and evocative' - Jenny Uglow _______________ An unlikely meeting between a young Scotsman and the Panchen Lama gives birth to a remarkable friendship In 1774 British traders longed to open relations with China so they sent a young Scotsman, George Bogle, as an envoy to Tibet. Bogle became smitten by what he saw there, and struck up a remarkable friendship with the Panchen Lama. This gripping book tells the story of their two extraordinary journeys across some of the harshest and highest terrain in the world: Bogle's mission, and the Panchen Lama's state visit to China, on which British hopes were hung. Piecing together extracts from Bogle's private papers, Tibetan biographies of the Panchen Lama, the account of a wandering Hindu monk and the writings of the Emperor himself, Kate Teltscher deftly reconstructs the momentous meeting of these very different worlds.
Cunning Passages, Contrived Corridors
| Author | : Michael Adams |
| Publisher | : Polimetrica s.a.s. |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9788876992070 |
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