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English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English - Brossura

Mesthrie, Rajend

 
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Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of English among Indian migrant workers indentured on the plantations of Natal in South Africa.

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Recensione

'A fascinating and very well-documented account of the evolution and development of South African Indian English since the Indian indentured labourers were brought into South Africa, beginning in the 1860s.' Gillian Sankoff, University of Pennsylvania

'A most impressive piece of work.' J. M. Coetzee

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Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of English among Indian migrant workers indentured on the plantations of Natal in South Afirca.

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