A Comparative Dictionary of the Languages of India and High Asia with a Dissertation
Author: Hunter, W.W.
Keywords: Philology, Language, Grammar, Languages of India, Linguistics, Language of Colonialism
Publisher: Trubner, London
Description: This is a compilation of the languages of what the author calls the “Non-Aryan” people of the British Empire of India. In compiling this work, the author intends to enable direct communication between the rulers and their non-Aryan subjects. It begins with the author’s dissertation which is divided in political and linguistic sections and ends with his conclusions. Following this is the main section which includes a dictionary with English, French, German, Russian and Latin meanings of the words. It is divided for convenience into sections containing pronouns, numerals, adverbs, nouns, adjectives and verbs.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
DC Field | Value |
dc.contributor.author | Hunter, W.W. |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-21T10:49:13Z |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-21T10:49:13Z |
dc.description | This is a compilation of the languages of what the author calls the “Non-Aryan” people of the British Empire of India. In compiling this work, the author intends to enable direct communication between the rulers and their non-Aryan subjects. It begins with the author’s dissertation which is divided in political and linguistic sections and ends with his conclusions. Following this is the main section which includes a dictionary with English, French, German, Russian and Latin meanings of the words. It is divided for convenience into sections containing pronouns, numerals, adverbs, nouns, adjectives and verbs. |
dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
dc.format.extent | 218 p. |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
dc.language.iso | English |
dc.publisher | Trubner, London |
dc.subject | Philology, Language, Grammar, Languages of India, Linguistics, Language of Colonialism |
dc.type | Rare Book |
dc.date.copyright | 1868 |
dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001501 |
dc.format.medium | text |
DC Field | Value |
dc.contributor.author | Hunter, W.W. |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-21T10:49:13Z |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-21T10:49:13Z |
dc.description | This is a compilation of the languages of what the author calls the “Non-Aryan” people of the British Empire of India. In compiling this work, the author intends to enable direct communication between the rulers and their non-Aryan subjects. It begins with the author’s dissertation which is divided in political and linguistic sections and ends with his conclusions. Following this is the main section which includes a dictionary with English, French, German, Russian and Latin meanings of the words. It is divided for convenience into sections containing pronouns, numerals, adverbs, nouns, adjectives and verbs. |
dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
dc.format.extent | 218 p. |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
dc.language.iso | English |
dc.publisher | Trubner, London |
dc.subject | Philology, Language, Grammar, Languages of India, Linguistics, Language of Colonialism |
dc.type | Rare Book |
dc.date.copyright | 1868 |
dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001501 |
dc.format.medium | text |