Delhi English
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Delhi English is the regional variety of Indian English spoken in and around India’s capital city, characterized by local pronunciation patterns and lexical influences from Hindi and other North Indian languages.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
→
regional variety of Indian English → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
General Indian English
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| country |
India
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| developedFrom |
contact between English and North Indian languages in Delhi
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|
| differsFrom |
American English in pronunciation and vocabulary
→
British English in pronunciation and vocabulary → |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with Hindi and other local languages
→
lexical borrowings from Hindi → local pronunciation patterns distinct from other Indian English varieties → non-rhotic or variably rhotic pronunciation depending on speaker → region-specific slang and colloquialisms → retroflex consonant influence in pronunciation → use of Hindi discourse particles in English sentences → |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature |
marks local identity of Delhi speakers
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shows influence of youth culture in Delhi → varies by social class and education level → |
| influencedBy |
Haryanvi
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Hindi → Punjabi → Urdu → other North Indian languages → |
| languageBranch |
Germanic languages
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|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
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| mediumOf |
everyday communication in Delhi
→
local media and entertainment in Delhi → |
| overlapsWith |
Hinglish as spoken in Delhi
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| partOf |
Indian English
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|
| region |
North India
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| regionSpecificVocabularyFrom |
Delhi Hindi slang
→
|
| register |
colloquial speech
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informal speech → |
| spokenIn |
Delhi
→
National Capital Region of India → |
| status |
non-standardized regional variety
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| subbranch |
West Germanic languages
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| timePeriod |
contemporary English variety
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| usedBy |
bilingual Hindi–English speakers
→
educated speakers in Delhi → urban population of Delhi → |
| usedIn |
business and office communication in Delhi
→
government and administrative contexts in Delhi alongside more formal Indian English → schools and colleges in Delhi alongside standard Indian English → |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Indian English
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|
hasRegionalVariety |