Indian English / Pingali Sailaja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sailaja, P. (Pingali), 1962-

Series:

Dialects of English.

Dialects of English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--India.

English language.

Bilingualism--India.

Bilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Phonetics and phonology

Morphosyntax

Lexis and discourse

History and changes in progress

Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography

Sample texts.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.

ISBN:

9786612058974

0-7486-7143-9

1-282-05897-5

0-7486-3125-9

OCLC:

476252620