Negotiating languages : Urdu, Hindi, and the definition of modern South Asia / Walter N. Hakala.

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;...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Hakala, Walter N. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
Series:	South Asia across the disciplines.
Subjects:	Multilingualism > South Asia. Language and languages. Historical linguistics > South Asia. Sociolinguistics > South Asia. South Asia > Languages. Historical linguistics. Multilingualism. Sociolinguistics. South Asia.