Hobson-Jobson
A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases
RoutledgeCurzon (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
1062 pages
978-0-7007-1126-0 (ISBN)
Description
This work should appeal to an audience interested in words and their origins, in the history of colonial India, and in specialist fields such as the flora, fauna, diet and customs and practices of the sub-continent. Apparently standard English words acquired new meanings in India - "jelly", for example, is a vitrified brick refuse used as metal for roads.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-1126-0 (9780700711260)
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