This is the first comprehensive description of Indian English and its emerging regional standard in a corpus-linguistic framework. Drawing on a wealth of authen

Indian English, or rather, the forms of English used in India, have long been a topic of interest for laymen and scholars. For generations, the 'exotic' nature

Enraged polemic though this book may be, it is also constructive,collected and funny. Where it is angry, it is righteous anger because the evils it condemns if

This book is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it ha

This book offers an in-depth analysis of several features of spoken Indian English that are generally considered as ‘typical’, but have never before been st