Indian English
E2047
Indian English is the set of English dialects and usage patterns characteristic of India, shaped by its diverse local languages, cultures, and colonial history.
Aliases (6)
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect continuum
→
postcolonial English → second-language English → variety of English → |
| developedFrom |
British English
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| emergedDuring |
British colonial rule in India
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| expandedAfter |
independence of India in 1947
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| hasAlternativeName |
IndE
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South Asian English (India) → |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with local languages
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distinct intonation patterns → distinct patterns of article usage → distinct vocabulary items borrowed from Indian languages → frequent use of invariant tag ‘na’ in colloquial speech → frequent use of reduplication for emphasis → non-aspiration of voiceless stops in many contexts → preference for formal and elaborate written style in many registers → retroflex articulation of /t/ and /d/ → rhoticity in many speakers → syllable-timed rhythm tendency → unique discourse markers such as ‘only’ and ‘itself’ in non-standard positions → use of prepositions differing from British and American norms in some contexts → use of progressive aspect with stative verbs → |
| hasLexicalItem |
batchmate
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co-brother → cousin-brother → cousin-sister → eve-teasing → itself (as focus marker) → only (as focus marker) → out of station → pass out (graduate) → prepone → timepass → |
| hasNonStandardForm |
Indian Vernacular English
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colloquial Indian English → |
| hasRegionalVariety |
Bangalore English
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Chennai English → Delhi English → Kolkata English → Mumbai English → |
| hasStandardForm |
Standard Indian English
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| hasStatus |
associate official language of India via English
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| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
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| influencedBy |
Bengali
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Dravidian languages → Gujarati → Hindi → Indo-Aryan languages → Kannada → Malayalam → Marathi → Punjabi → Tamil → Telugu → Urdu → |
| isLinguaFrancaFor |
IT and outsourcing industries in India
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higher education in many Indian institutions → interstate communication in India → |
| regulatedBy |
no single central language academy
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| spokenIn |
India
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| studiedInField |
World Englishes
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applied linguistics → sociolinguistics → |
| usedIn |
Indian business and corporate communication
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Indian education system → Indian government administration → Indian judiciary → Indian media → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bangalore English
→
Chennai English → Delhi English → Mumbai English → |
partOf |
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Delhi English
("General Indian English")
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closelyRelatedTo |
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Indian English
("South Asian English (India)")
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hasAlternativeName |
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English
("South Asian Englishes")
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hasMajorDialectGroup |
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English
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hasMajorVariety |
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Indian English
("Indian Vernacular English")
→
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hasNonStandardForm |
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Mumbai English
("Indian English phonology")
→
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influencedBy |
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Bangalore English
("South Indian English")
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isSubsetOf |
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PV
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languageContext |
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Mumbai English
→
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relatedTo |