| Brief Description: |
The chief features of this dictionary are the prominence given to the spoken and rustic mother tongue of the hindi speaking people of India; the exhibition, for the first time, of the pure, unadulterated language of women; and the illustrations given of the use of words by means of examples selected from the every day speech of the people, and from their peotry, songs, and other folkore.
The examples are meant to serve, likewise, as specimens of the best portion of the spoken and written literature, and, to afford an insight into the mind of the people-their domestic and social life; their sports and pleasures; their morals and manners, and ,customs; the religious beliefs and superstitions which actually influence their daily lives.
Among other distinctive features of the new dictionary may be noted the determination of the roots, and genric meanings of hindi words, which are traced sometimes to older forms. |
