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Grammars of Colonialism

Representing Languages in Colonial South Africa

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  • © 2006

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  1. Rachael Gilmour

    1. Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 1-13

  3. Language in the Land of the ‘Hottentots’ and ‘Caffres’: European Travellers to the Eastern Cape, 1652–1806

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 14-50

  4. Of Translation and Transformation: The Beginning of Missionary Linguistics in South Africa

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 51-66

  5. Studying Language in the ‘Moral Wilderness’: Methodist Linguistics in the Eastern Cape

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 67-117

  6. Language, Culture, and ‘the Native Mind’: Missionary Language Study in Natal

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 118-168

  7. From Languages to Language: The Comparative Philologist in South Africa

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 169-191

  8. Conclusions

    • Rachael Gilmour
    Pages 192-196

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 197-231
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About this book

The study of languages was crucial to colonial power in 18th and 19th-century South Africa. This important book examines representations of the South African Bantu languages Xhosa and Zulu, revealing the ways in which colonial linguistics contributed to both the making of the colonial order and to instabilities at the heart of the project.

Reviews

'G[ilmour] has a good command of the source material; her style is lucid and readable; and she deftly weaves linguistic and sociopolitical threads together, from the critical perspective of postcolonial studies.' - Paul T. Roberge, Historiographia Linguistica

'Gilmour knows how languages work and she has provided an excellent foundation for the study of their history.' - Patrick Harries, Journal of Southern African Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK

    Rachael Gilmour

About the author

RACHAEL GILMOUR is Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

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