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Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century
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Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century

English fulfils important intra- and international functions in 21st century India. However, the country's size in terms of area, population, and linguistic diversity means that completely uniform developments in Indian English (IndE) are unlikely. Using sophisticated corpus-linguistic and statistical methods, this Element explores the unity and diversity of IndE by providing studies of selected lexical and morphosyntactic features that characterise Indian English(es) in the 21st century. The findings indicate a degree of incipient 'supralocalisation', i.e. a spread of features beyond their place of origin, cutting through the typological Indo-Aryan vs. Dravidian divide.
Alaotsikko
Unity and Diversity in Lexicon and Morphosyntax
ISBN
9781009323789
Kieli
englanti
Paino
168 grammaa
Julkaisupäivä
21.12.2023
Sivumäärä
108