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UNINA9910811918303321 |
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Autore |
Sailaja P (Pingali), <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Indian English / / Pingali Sailaja |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612058974 |
0-7486-7143-9 |
1-282-05897-5 |
0-7486-3125-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - India |
Bilingualism - India |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Phonetics and phonology -- Morphosyntax -- Lexis and discourse -- History and changes in progress -- Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography -- Sample texts. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it has acquired its own character, yet still looks to native varieties of English for norms. The complex nature of Indian English, which is not really a monolithic entity, is discussed in this book. The book also makes a distinction between what are considered to be standard and non-standard varieties, and provides an overview of the salient features. Indian English includes: *A discussion of the sociolinguistic and cultural factors *The history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern times *A description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic features *Samples of written English from a range of contexts *Samples of speech *An annotated bibliography divided according to topic. |
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