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Peer reviewedRomaine, Suzanne – World Englishes, 1989
Tok Pisin, New Guinea Pidgin English, is becoming increasingly important as a "lingua franca" in Papua New Guinea, even though English is the country's official language. Urban versus rural and spoken versus written varieties of the pidgin are examined, and the influence of English on Tok Pisin is investigated. 73 references. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, English, Foreign Countries, Interference (Language)
Dayal, P. P. – 1986
The English spoken in India is too close to standard English to be characterized as a separate variety. Although phonological variations give English in India some regional flavors, they do not have any structural or semantic base and do not constitute a new language. Cultural differences have not caused English-language literature written in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
