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

Mesthrie, Rajend

 
9780521415149: English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English

Sinossi

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

Descrizione del libro

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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9780521026499: English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521026490 ISBN 13:  9780521026499
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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