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Peer reviewedShekar, Chandra; Hegde, M. N. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This article reviews the cultural and linguistic background of Asian Indians in the United States. It highlights some of the phonological, grammatical, semantic, and vocabulary usage peculiarities of the variety of English called Indian English spoken by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Dialects, Ethnic Groups
