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Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century

Contributor(s): Leuckert, Sven (Author), Lange, Claudia (Author), Bernaisch, Tobias (Author)

ISBN: 9781009323789

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Pub Date: December 21, 2023

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.22" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.34 lbs) 108 pages

Series: Elements in World Englishes

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Description: 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.

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