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1 online resource (xviii, 284 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 37
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Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 37.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Register Variation in Indian English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature review; 3. Corpus design and methodology; 4. Lexical and grammatical features in spoken and written Indian English; 5. Register variation: Lexical features; 6. Register variation: Grammatical features; 7. Conclusion; References; Methodologies employed in the study of language varieties; Review of variety studies; List of Indian Fiction; Tape insert; Corpus contributor questionnaire; Header for spoken file. |
| Summary |
Register Variation in Indian English constitutes the first large-scale empirical investigation of an international variety of English. Using a combination of the corpus compiled for this project and relevant sections of ICE-India as its database, this work tests existing descriptions and characterizations of English in India, and provides the first empirical account of register variation in Indian English (or indeed, any international variety of English). Included in this survey are linguistic features that have been examined before and others that have not. From an empirical standpoint, it co. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Variation -- India.
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English language -- Variation. |
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India. |
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English language -- India -- Usage.
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English language. |
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Languages in contact -- India.
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Languages in contact. |
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Bilingualism -- India.
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Bilingualism. |
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India -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Balasubramanian, Chandrika. Register variation in Indian English. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2009 9789027223111 (DLC) 2009023005 (OCoLC)383828585 |
| ISBN |
9789027289032 (electronic book) |
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9027289034 (electronic book) |
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9027223114 (alkaline paper) |
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9789027223111 (alkaline paper) |
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9789027223111 (alkaline paper) |
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