Indian English / [electronic resource]
Sailaja, P.(Pingali),1962-author.
This book is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it has acquired its own character, yet still looks to native varieties of English for norms. The complex nature of Indian English, which is not really a monolithic entity, is discussed in this book. The book also makes a distinction between what are considered to be standard and non-standard varieties, and provides an overview of the salient features. Indian English includes:  *A discussion of the sociolinguistic and cultural factors  *The history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern times  *A description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic features  *Samples of written English from a range of contexts  *Samples of speech  *An annotated bibliography divided according to topic.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Phonetics and phonology -- Morphosyntax -- Lexis and discourse -- History and changes in progress -- Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography -- Sample texts.
This book is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it has acquired its own character, yet still looks to native varieties of English for norms. The complex nature of Indian English, which is not really a monolithic entity, is discussed in this book. The book also makes a distinction between what are considered to be standard and non-standard varieties, and provides an overview of the salient features. Indian English includes:  *A discussion of the sociolinguistic and cultural factors  *The history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern times  *A description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic features  *Samples of written English from a range of contexts  *Samples of speech  *An annotated bibliography divided according to topic.
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