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Abstract: Indian English is one of the most important and widely-spoken varieties of English, and yet at present the pinnacle of lexicographical treatment of the variety remains the well-renowned and much feted Hobson-Jobson, originally published in 1886, with a second edition in 1903.
21 paź 2008 · Hobson-Jobson: a glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
What are the roots, and routes, of these Indian words? How and when did they travel and what do their journeys into British vernacular – and then the Oxford English Dictionary – tell us about...
29 cze 2022 · Take your basic and beautiful Hindi word list home with you by downloading this unique printable list of Hindi words. The printable includes the words in Hindi, their pronunciations and their meanings in English.
Museum about the Indian origins of 15 words: www.nam.ac.uk/explore/15-words-indian-origins This film is a good general way into the 70 Words project. From this, you could lead a class discussion (with younger students) or let them discuss in pairs / groups (with olderbetween these words, they should put up students) some of these questions:
1 mar 2021 · The perfect tool to support your Hindi, with everyday idioms and expressions, a guide to usage and insights to help you learn and remember new words and phrases. Hindi words are shown both in Devanagari script and in romanized form
unique work of maverick scholarship Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic Persian Indian and Chinese sources and vice versa Described by Salman Rushdie as the legendary dictionary of British India it shows how words of Indian origin were absorbed into the English language and
