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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.
Undertittel
Unity and Diversity in Lexicon and Morphosyntax
ISBN
9781009454186
Språk
Engelsk
Vekt
310 gram
Utgivelsesdato
21.12.2023
Antall sider
108