Colonialism and Grammatical Representation

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.<br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Develops a method of reading colonial grammars that acknowledges both the technical and the political dimensions of the text<br /> </li> <li>Explores the political consequences of the choices that grammarians made that could easily elicit reactions of fear, confusion, and even contempt in colonial observers<br /> </li> <li>Presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire</li> </ul>