| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 284 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 37 |
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Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 37
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| Contents |
Register Variation in Indian English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature review; 3. Corpus design and methodology; 4. Lexical and grammatical features in spoken and written Indian English; 5. Register variation: Lexical features; 6. Register variation: Grammatical features; 7. Conclusion; References; Methodologies employed in the study of language varieties; Review of variety studies; List of Indian Fiction; Tape insert; Corpus contributor questionnaire; Header for spoken file |
| Summary |
Register Variation in Indian English constitutes the first large-scale empirical investigation of an international variety of English. Using a combination of the corpus compiled for this project and relevant sections of ICE-India as its database, this work tests existing descriptions and characterizations of English in India, and provides the first empirical account of register variation in Indian English (or indeed, any international variety of English). Included in this survey are linguistic features that have been examined before and others that have not. From an empirical standpoint, it co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Variation -- India
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English language -- India -- Usage
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Languages in contact -- India
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Bilingualism -- India
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Bilingualism
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English language -- Usage
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English language -- Variation
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Language and languages
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Languages in contact
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Languages.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064932
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| Subject |
India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009023005 |
| ISBN |
9789027289032 |
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9027289034 |
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9027223114 |
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9789027223111 |
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