Author: Kalpana Mohan
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9789388292870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is an entertaining narrative about the myriad Indianisms to be found in the English used by a large percentage of Indians; the growing importance of Indian English in a world of many Englishes; the ongoing tussle between the elite who speak the King's English and those who speak in their mother tongue or mother-tongue-accented English; the effect of the IT boom on global English; and the changing attitudes of young Indians towards a language introduced by the Raj hundreds of years ago.
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Download or read book An English Made in India written by Kalpana Mohan and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2019 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an entertaining narrative about the myriad Indianisms to be found in the English used by a large percentage of Indians; the growing importance of Indian English in a world of many Englishes; the ongoing tussle between the elite who speak the King's English and those who speak in their mother tongue or mother-tongue-accented English; the effect of the IT boom on global English; and the changing attitudes of young Indians towards a language introduced by the Raj hundreds of years ago.