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Indian English / Sailaja Pingali.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dialects of English : DIENPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (184 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780748625949
  • 9780748631254
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations, Symbols and other Notational Conventions Used -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Phonetics and Phonology -- 3 Morphosyntax -- 4 Lexis and Discourse -- 5 History and Changes in Progress -- 6 Survey of Previous Work and Annotated Bibliography -- 7 Sample Texts -- Bibliography of Cited Works -- Index
Summary: GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625956');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 factorsThe history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern timesA description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic featuresSamples of written English from a range of contextsSamples of speechAn annotated bibliography divided according to topic. "
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780748631254

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations, Symbols and other Notational Conventions Used -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Phonetics and Phonology -- 3 Morphosyntax -- 4 Lexis and Discourse -- 5 History and Changes in Progress -- 6 Survey of Previous Work and Annotated Bibliography -- 7 Sample Texts -- Bibliography of Cited Works -- Index

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GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625956');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 factorsThe history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern timesA description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic featuresSamples of written English from a range of contextsSamples of speechAn annotated bibliography divided according to topic. "

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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