| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 287 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
South Asia across the disciplines
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South Asia across the disciplines.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents ; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Chronology; 1. A Plot Discovered; 2. 1700: Between Microhistory and Macrostructures; 3. 1800: Through the Veil of Poetry; 4. 1900: Lexicography and the Self; 5. 1900: Grasping at Straws ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index. |
| Summary |
Prior to the nineteenth century, South Asian dictionaries, glossaries, and vocabularies reflected a hierarchical vision of nature and human society. By the turn of the twentieth century, the modern dictionary had democratized and politicized language. Compiled #x93;scientifically" through #x93;historical principles," the modern dictionary became a concrete symbol of a nation's arrival on the world stage. Following this phenomenon from the late seventeenth century to the present, Negotiating Languages casts lexicographers as key figures in the political realignment of South Asia under British rule and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Multilingualism -- South Asia.
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Multilingualism. |
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South Asia. |
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Language and languages.
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Language and languages. |
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Historical linguistics -- South Asia.
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Historical linguistics. |
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Sociolinguistics -- South Asia.
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Sociolinguistics. |
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South Asia -- Languages.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hakala, Walter. Negotiating Languages : Urdu, Hindi, and the Definition of Modern South Asia. La Vergne : Columbia University Press, ©2016 9780231178303 |
| ISBN |
9780231542128 (electronic book) |
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0231542127 (electronic book) |
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9780231178303 |
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0231178301 |
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