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Oxford Paperbacks: Sahibs, Nabobs, and Boxwallahs

A Dictionary of the Words of Anglo-India

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This new dictionary not only presents the known vocabulary of Anglo-India, but also provides the sources, etymologies, and usages of the words of the past 350 years. With an extensive historical introduction and register of references, this complete source offers a lively and scholarlyhistory of previous lexicographical work in this area as well as a socio-linguistic analysis of the growth of Anglo-Indian words and their use in the literature of India.

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Oxford Paperbacks: Sahibs, Nabobs, and Boxwallahs, Ivor Lewis

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1998
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Titre
Oxford Paperbacks: Sahibs, Nabobs, and Boxwallahs
Sous-titre
A Dictionary of the Words of Anglo-India
Langue
Anglais
Auteurs
Ivor Lewis
Publié
1998
Format
souple
Pages
278
ISBN10
0195642236
ISBN13
9780195642230
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This new dictionary not only presents the known vocabulary of Anglo-India, but also provides the sources, etymologies, and usages of the words of the past 350 years. With an extensive historical introduction and register of references, this complete source offers a lively and scholarlyhistory of previous lexicographical work in this area as well as a socio-linguistic analysis of the growth of Anglo-Indian words and their use in the literature of India.