Dialect Illustration of Indian English


Essay, 2014

15 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Basic information on Indian English
2.1 Demography
2.2 Official status
2.3 Domains of use
2.4 “Indian English”

3) Models of Varieties of English: Indian English
3.1 Tom McArthur’s Wheel model of English
3.2 Braj Kachru’s Circles model of English
3.3 Edgar Schneider’s Dynamic model of Postcolonial Englishes

4) Phonological Features
4.1 Standard Indian English Pronunciation (SIEP) vs. local varieties
4.2 Speech rhythm and stress
4.3 Consonant sounds
4.3.1 [r]
4.3.2 [t̪, t̪ʰ] and [d̪] for [θ] and [ð]
4.3.3 [ʈ] and [ɖ] for [t] and [d]
4.3.4 [ʋ] for [v] and [w]
4.4 Vowel sounds
4.4.1 The short monophthongs
4.4.2 The long monophthongs
4.4.3 Diphthongs

5. Conclusion

References

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Title
Dialect Illustration of Indian English
College
University of Stuttgart  (Institute of English Linguistics)
Course
Dialectology
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2014
Pages
15
Catalog Number
V293216
ISBN (eBook)
9783656903451
ISBN (Book)
9783656903468
File size
545 KB
Language
English
Keywords
dialect, illustration, indian, english
Quote paper
Alexander Welker (Author), 2014, Dialect Illustration of Indian English, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/293216

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