Indian and British English: A Handbook of Usage and PronunciationIndia's contact with the West has resulted in the distinctive vocabulary of Indian English. This easy to use dictionary contains many of the European words that have been Indianized, several of which no longer exist in British English. This is an essential handbook for all Indian speakers wishing to improve their English. |
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Introduction 39 | 3 |
Initials and Abbreviations | 9 |
Introduction | 201 |
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Indian and British English: A Handbook of Usage and Pronunciation Paroo Nihalani No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
adjective adverbial particle asked beer bottle British English collocate compound considered superfluous context Dictionary of Pronunciation direct object English in India example given example quoted example sentence expression favour fixed phrase followed frequent in IVE gerund Hindi idiomatic indefinite article Indian English Indian learners Indian speakers indicating informal intonation iŋg IVE sentence IVE speakers IVE usage ıŋ ıŋg language large number latter variety meaning monophthongs native speaker non-count noun noun phrase occur paraphrase perhaps phrasal verb plural form preposition probably be preferred probably prefer probably say rarely Received Pronunciation rıŋ Ruritania seems sentence quoted singular form sometimes speakers of English speakers of IVE speakers would consider speakers would prefer speakers would probably speech stressed strong form tend term unstressed syllables usually varieties of English verb vowel weak forms word