Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks About the Origin of the Word “pyjamas”

12 October 2017 (Thursday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the origin of the word “pyjamas”, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“How the word entered the English lexicon, and how the garment was adopted by Europeans – though not initially as nightwear”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2115038/where-word-pyjamas-comes-or-it-pajamas

Source: SCMP