Hobson-Jobson 2 Part Set - Being a Glossary of Anglo Indian Colloquial Words Phrases of Kindred

Zusammenfassung Published in 1886! this dictionary gives the definition and origin of over two thousand words in common use in colonial India. Tracing the Indian origins of words such as cooly or curry! but also - more surprisingly - tank or veranda! it is a fascinating resource for the modern reader.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Coke Burnell, Henry Yule, Henry Burnell Yule, Sir Henry Yule, Sir Henry Burnell Yule
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108018395
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01839-5
• No. of pages: 927
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Englisch, Indien, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.)