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Download full textSreeja, V. – Journal of English as an International Language, 2020
Babu English is arguably one of the most popular varieties of Indian English and ironically the least studied too. An attempt to define the variety lands one in a mushy land of definitions that are untenable. It has been described variously by different scholars while German linguist Schuchardt classifies it as a pidgin, Kachru defines it as a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Variation, Interlanguage, Foreign Countries
Direct linkSandhu, Priti – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2015
This study analyzes the narrative-based interview data of three Indian women to examine the manner in which they utilize stylization to construct identity-rich, ideological stances related to discriminatory discourses of Hindi and English medium education in the linguistically rich, albeit complex, present-day context of India. Stylization is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Language Styles, Intonation
Yao, Xinyue; Collins, Peter – World Englishes, 2012
This paper reports on a comprehensive corpus-based study of regional and stylistic variation in the distribution of the English present perfect. The data represents ten English varieties of both the Inner Circle and Outer Circle, covering four major text types: conversation, news reportage, academic and fictional writing. The results are discussed…
Descriptors: Language Variation, North American English, Computational Linguistics, Language Styles
Peer reviewedMehrotra, R. R. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
Examines these distinct registral features of matrimonial newspaper advertisements in English in India: incongruity, deletion of preposition, miscellaneous deletions, two-word sentence, new abbreviations, registral confusion, stylistic variation. (RM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Styles, Language Usage, Language Variation
Thundyil, Zacharias – 1970
Indian English is a variety of the English language used as a second language by Indian bilinguals. This paper reports on a computerized survey of the grammar of Indian English, consisting of the classification of 230 expressions "of whose standing there might be some question" by a group of linguists and teachers of English in India, in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialects, English, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSharma, Ram S. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Describes the phonology, grammar and semantics of Technical English in India. Interference from the mother tongue and from Common English is also discussed. (KM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Error Analysis (Language), Grammar
Peer reviewedDubey, Vinod S. – World Englishes, 1991
Applies a functional perspective to examine aspects of lexical style in English-language Indian newspapers and to explore the dynamics of Indian nativization of English. Findings reveal that the sociocultural constraints of the native situation significantly affect lexicology, with variations influenced more by situations than by language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Styles, Language Usage
