Colonialism and Grammatical Representation: John Gilchrist and the Analysis of the 'Hindustani' Language in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth C

by Richard Steadman-Jones

A detailed study of Gilchrist's grammatical praxis whichpresents a picture of the complex relationship between grammaticalinquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early yearsof the Indian Empire.

Develops a method of reading colonial grammars thatacknowledges both the technical and the political dimensions of thetext
Explores the political consequences of the choices thatgrammarians made that could easily elicit reactions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405161329
• ISBN13: 9781405161329
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"