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Publication details [#26158]

Mesthrie, Rajend. 1992. English in language shift: The history, structure and sociolinguistics of South African Indian English. Cambridge University Press. xix + 252 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
language shift | language variety | sociolinguistics | syntax1
Language as a subject
English, South African Indian

Annotation

This study describes the distinctive syntax of South African Indian English in relation to its social and historical context and examines its morphology, lexis and phonetics from the perspective of social variation.

Reviewed by

Bhatt, Rakesh M. 1994. Review of $English in language shift: The history, structure and sociolinguistics of South African Indian English.
Kachru, Yamuna. 1994. Review of $English in language shift: The history, structure and sociolinguistics of South African Indian English.