The Politics of Indians' English - Linguistic Colonialism and the Expanding English Empire

Author: N KrishnaswamyArchana S Burde/Publisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2010Language: EnglishPages: 204ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195669797 DescriptionThe story of English in India is inextricably entangled in the politics of empire and the struggle for identity, but flourishes in the modern world of mass communications and globalization.In this fascinating and lively study, Krishnaswamy and Burde examine how the language has changed-and is still changing -over the last two centuries. Using sociolinguistic theories, first hand research and a wide variety of different examples, the authors challenge hegemonic constructions of both proper English as well as Indian English. The book includes examples of Indian English, from newspaper advertisements and official letters to fiction and poetry, which are examined in the wide context of the politics of language. It will be invaluable for students of language and linguistics in South Asia.REVIEWCrisp and well-planned, the book tells, the