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Colonialism and Grammatical Representation: John Gilchrist and the Analysis of the 'hindustani' Language in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries - Couverture souple

Steadman-Jones, Richard

 
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Synopsis

A detailed study of Gilchrist's grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire.


  • Develops a method of reading colonial grammars that acknowledges both the technical and the political dimensions of the text
  • Explores the political consequences of the choices that grammarians made that could easily elicit reactions of fear, confusion, and even contempt in colonial observers
  • Presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire

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À propos de l'auteur

Richard Steadman-Jones teaches in the School of English at the University of Sheffield.

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