Urdu, Hindi, Hinglish, English...multilingualism complicates and enriches Bollywood filmmaking, as does the linguistic interplay between generations in a time of rapid societal change. 'What language is mine and just how 'mine' is it?' is but one of the questions posed in Show Me Your Words. In this book, Connie Haham tours the rich sociolinguistic landscape in evidence both in the making of Hindi movies and in the movies themselves. Sounds, words and lines come to us via the human voice in this audio-visual medium and provide a power and poetry essential to the well-crafted scene. Featuring insightful conversations with noted film personalities such as Javed Akhtar, Shabhana Azmi, Jaideep Sahni, Piyush Mishra, Nagesh Kukunoor, Elahe Hiptoola, Kader Khan, Javed Siddiqi, Shridhar Raghavan and many more, this book analyses attitudes towards language and language change through the prism of Hindi cinema. Product det...
African Americans have played a pivotal role in the history of the United States. Unfortunately, many of these amazing accomplishments are not mentioned in most history books or taught in schools. It's time to acknowledge them.In this book, we explore some of the incredible inventions, milestones and achievements by people of color from the 1700's to the present day.We celebrate their lives and their ability to succeed against seemingly impossible odds. Also included are fun, yet challenging word games and review questions to test your knowledge and memory.Some of the information in the book may be surprising. People might question the validity of the information and say "No. They didn't do that."Yes, we did.
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- Paperback | 104 pages
- 216 x 279 x 7mm | 354g
- 15 Oct 2017
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- English
- 1978218222
- 9781978218222
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