Speech Acts in Indian English Fiction.

D'Souza, Jean

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ERIC Number: EJ445924

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Publication Date: 1991

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Speech Acts in Indian English Fiction.

D'Souza, Jean

World Englishes, v10 n3 p307-16 Win 1991

Examines the form and function of a selected set of utterances from Indian English fiction to determine to what extent they conform to or differ from comparable data from the native varieties of English. (28 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Fiction, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Literature, Speech Acts, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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