The Systemicness of Indian English.

Verma, Shivendra K.

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The Systemicness of Indian English

Verma, Shivendra K.

ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 22, 1-9, 73

The following aspects of syntax in Indian English are examined: complex sentence formation, interrogative transformation, verb forms, and complementation. It is argued that a set of syntactic rules exists in all non-native second language varieties of English that will generate the non-stylistic deviant patterns discussed. (KM)

Descriptors: Dialects, English (Second Language), Generative Grammar, Indians, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Regional Dialects, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Verbs

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