Hobson-Jobson
Author | : Sir Henry Yule |
Publisher | : London : J. Murray |
Total Pages | : 930 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Sir Henry Yule |
Publisher | : London : J. Murray |
Total Pages | : 930 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Yule |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 617 |
Release | : 2013-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199601135 |
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.
Author | : Khushwant Singh |
Publisher | : Juggernaut Books |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : National characteristics, East Indian |
ISBN | : 8193284135 |
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!
Author | : John Ovington |
Publisher | : Asian Educational Services |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9788120609457 |
Giving A Large Account Of The City And Its Inhabitants And Of The English Factory There. With A Foreword By H.G. Rawlinson.
Author | : Amitav Ghosh |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 565 |
Release | : 2009-09-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1429930810 |
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).
Author | : Kate Teltscher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
(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.
Author | : Kingsley Bolton |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 928 |
Release | : 2020-09-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1118791657 |
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
Author | : Sarah Ogilvie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2020-09-24 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1108568459 |
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.
Author | : H. G. Widdowson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780194370806 |
Author | : Michael Adams |
Publisher | : Polimetrica s.a.s. |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9788876992070 |