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Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India
HobsonJobson The Definitive Glossary of British India
Author: Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell, Kate Teltscher
Hobson-Jobson is a 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 absorbe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199601134
ISBN-10: 0199601135
Publication Date: 8/1/2013
Pages: 624
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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