Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century: Unity and Diversity in Lexicon and Morphosyntax

Sven Leuckert , Claudia Lange , Tobias Bernaisch , Asya Yurchenko

ISBN 10: 1009454188 / ISBN 13: 9781009454186

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023

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75 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.31 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indian Englishes in the Twenty-First Century: Unity and Diversity in Lexicon and Morphosyntax
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009454188
• ISBN 13: 9781009454186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.35 kilograms

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Synopsis

English fulfils important intra- and international functions in 21st century India. However, the country's size in terms of area, population, and linguistic diversity means that completely uniform developments in Indian English (IndE) are unlikely. Using sophisticated corpus-linguistic and statistical methods, this Element explores the unity and diversity of IndE by providing studies of selected lexical and morphosyntactic features that characterise Indian English(es) in the 21st century. The findings indicate a degree of incipient 'supralocalisation', i.e. a spread of features beyond their place of origin, cutting through the typological Indo-Aryan vs. Dravidian divide.