English in the Indian Diaspora.:

Migrant groups maintain ties to their region of origin to different degrees, but this variable factor has not been consistently integrated into sociolinguistic studies of diaspora communities. A balanced consideration of transnational interaction, as well as the social valuation of such ties, is nee...

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Main Author: Hundt, Marianne
Other Authors: Sharma, Devyani, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014.
Series:Varieties of English Around the World.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Migrant groups maintain ties to their region of origin to different degrees, but this variable factor has not been consistently integrated into sociolinguistic studies of diaspora communities. A balanced consideration of transnational interaction, as well as the social valuation of such ties, is needed in order to understand the development of diasporic varieties. This article examines the role of 'material' and 'ideological' conduits of transnational influence: Does a person's transnational activity influence their language use? And can their ideologies of distant varieties, in particular Ind.
Physical Description:1 online resource (254 pages)
ISBN:9789027269515
9027269513

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