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Indian English

Indian English. Indian English. Indian English. Indian English. Indian English. General Features. Became pervasive in 18 th century when Christian schools were established Associate official language. Phonological Features. Literal pronunciation - We d nesday, si ll y Flapping

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Indian English

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  1. Indian English Indian English Indian English Indian English Indian English

  2. General Features • Became pervasive in 18th century when Christian schools were established • Associate official language

  3. Phonological Features • Literal pronunciation - Wednesday, silly • Flapping - park, great • Stressed suffix - readiness

  4. Lexical Features • Body-bath, head bath • to condole (to send one’s condolences) • Rains (rainy season) • Guru (teacher) • Pundit (expert) • to breathe one's last/leave for one's heavenly abode (to pass away) • co-brother (ones’ wife’s sister’s husband)

  5. Syntactic Features • Yes/no at the sentence final as a question - You are from Japan, yes? - He was helping you, no? • ‘isn’t it?’ as a general tag question marker. - They are coming tomorrow, isn’t it? • Progressive ‘have’ and ‘know’ - He is having three books. - You must be knowing my brother.

  6. Discourse Style • ‘kind’ and ‘good’ as politeness markers - kind information/presence/attention… - “May I know your good name, please?” • Simultaneous talk • Shake your head when you strongly AGREE!

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