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Nation and region in griersons linguistic survey of India

George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India is one of the most complete sources on South Asian languages. This book is the first detailed examination of the Survey. It shows how the Survey collaborated with Indian activists to consolidate the regional languages in India. By focusing on Indi...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Javed Majeed
Formaat: Printed Book
Gepubliceerd in: London Routledge 2019
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