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South Asian English: structure, use and users/ edited by Robert J. Baumgardner.

Contributor(s): Baumgardner, Robert J Material type: Text

TextSeries: English in the global contextPublication details: Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996Description: 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0252064933Subject(s): South Asia | English language | English language--Social aspects | English language--VariationDDC classification: 427.954

Contents:

1. 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	427.954 BAU/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P04423

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1. 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
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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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