South Asian English: structure, use and users/ 
edited by Robert J. Baumgardner. 
 - Urbana:  University of Illinois Press,  1996. 
 - 286 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - English in the global context. .
<br/><br/>1. Contexts and issues. <br/><br/>South Asian English: toward an identity in diaspora / Braj B. Kachru --<br/><br/>English in South Asia: imperialist legacy and regional asset / Charles A. Ferguson --<br/><br/>Attitudes toward English: the future of English in South Asia / Richard W. Bailey.<br/> <br/>2. Structure and contact. <br/><br/>Toward a syntax of South Asian English: defining the lectal range / S. N. Sridhar --<br/><br/>Using computer corpora in the description of language with special reference to complementation in Indian English / S. V. Shastri --<br/><br/>Some features of Nepali newspaper English / Beverly S. Hartford --<br/><br/>Syntactic "deletion" in Lankan Englishes: learning from a new variety of English / Thiru Kandiah<br/>.<br/>3. Functions and innovations. <br/><br/>Language and cultural meaning: expository writing in South Asian English / Yamuna Kachru --<br/><br/>The pragmatics of South Asian English / Kamal K. Sridhar --<br/><br/>Nativization of job applications in South Asia / V. K. Bhatia Innovation in Pakistani English political lexis / Robert J. Baumgardner.<br/><br/>4. The curriculum.<br/><br/>Acceptability and English curriculum change in Bangladesh / A. M. M. Hamidur Rahman --<br/><br/>The ideational function of English in Sri Lanka / Chitra Fernando.<br/><br/>5. English and the multilingual's creativity.<br/><br/>A coat of many colors / Anita Desai --<br/><br/>Creative processes in Pakistani English fiction / Bapsi Sidhwa. <br/><br/>Afterword<br/>Sidney Greenbaum. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0252064933 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>South Asia<br/>English language<br/>English language--Social aspects<br/>English language--Variation
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427.954  / BAU/S