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_aSouth Asian English: structure, use and users/ _cedited by Robert J. Baumgardner. |
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_aUrbana: _bUniversity of Illinois Press, _c1996. |
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_a286 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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_aEnglish in the global context. _918577 |
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505 | _a1. Contexts and issues. South Asian English: toward an identity in diaspora / Braj B. Kachru -- English in South Asia: imperialist legacy and regional asset / Charles A. Ferguson -- Attitudes toward English: the future of English in South Asia / Richard W. Bailey. 2. Structure and contact. Toward a syntax of South Asian English: defining the lectal range / S. N. Sridhar -- Using computer corpora in the description of language with special reference to complementation in Indian English / S. V. Shastri -- Some features of Nepali newspaper English / Beverly S. Hartford -- Syntactic "deletion" in Lankan Englishes: learning from a new variety of English / Thiru Kandiah . 3. Functions and innovations. Language and cultural meaning: expository writing in South Asian English / Yamuna Kachru -- The pragmatics of South Asian English / Kamal K. Sridhar -- Nativization of job applications in South Asia / V. K. Bhatia Innovation in Pakistani English political lexis / Robert J. Baumgardner. 4. The curriculum. Acceptability and English curriculum change in Bangladesh / A. M. M. Hamidur Rahman -- The ideational function of English in Sri Lanka / Chitra Fernando. 5. English and the multilingual's creativity. A coat of many colors / Anita Desai -- Creative processes in Pakistani English fiction / Bapsi Sidhwa. Afterword Sidney Greenbaum. | ||
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_aSouth Asia _95358 |
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_aEnglish language _910716 |
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_aEnglish language--Social aspects _918578 |
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_aEnglish language--Variation _918579 |
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_aBaumgardner, Robert J. _918580 |
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