Walter Hakala: 1 book

Book cover of Negotiating Languages

Negotiating Languages

Urdu, Hindi, and the Definition of Modern South Asia

by Walter Hakala
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016

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 "scientifically" through "historical...
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