Colonialism and Grammatical Representation

Download or read book Colonialism and Grammatical Representation written by Richard Steadman-Jones and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of Gilchrist’s grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire. Develops a method of reading colonial grammars that acknowledges both the technical and the political dimensions of the text Explores the political consequences of the choices that grammarians made that could easily elicit reactions of fear, confusion, and even contempt in colonial observers Presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire