Basilectal Indian English

[Bryan]

I know a little about basilectal Indian English, but was hoping you guys could direct me to some papers or books.

I'll give you a kiss if you do (or I won't if you don't want me to).

oxo

[2+3 clusivity]

Hate to see a good question hang.

Wikipedia gives some sources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_English.

If you have uni access try these: http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=world ... an+english.

[installer_swan]

I am often confused by the use of the term Indian English as opposed to Indian Englishes. There's probably as much variation among various Indian variants of the language than between any of them and say RP. Very broadly, I'd break it up as South Indian English, Bengali English and North Indian variants. There are definitely a lot of similarities that these variants share, but I'm not sure if that is to the extent of making Indian English much more meaningful than British English. I'd love to read a more detailed book on this, and will let you know if I find one.

[linguoboy]

I am often confused by the use of the term Indian English as opposed to Indian Englishes.

Well, we also say "American English" and "British English", despite the obvious differences between varieties of each. Just as there's no objective definition of "language" as a count noun, there's no objective definition of "English" as one either.

[installer_swan]

Well, we also say "American English" and "British English", despite the obvious differences between varieties of each. Just as there's no objective definition of "language" as a count noun, there's no objective definition of "English" as one either.

True, but I think the assumption of a pan-Indian accent is more widespread outside India, and it is important to make clear that the analogy is InE : BrE not InE : Estuary.