Download or read book The English Language in India - Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Features and Functions written by Oliver Gebel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Institut für Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), Veranstaltung: Seminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This paper presents a short but yet comprehensive study of the peculiarities of (the)Indian English(es). Starting with the history of the language ́s transplantation on the subcontinent by the British colonial rule the paper subsequently analyses the political and social implications within an Indian language policy. Furthermore, the distinct lingusitc features are explored in more detail followed by a comprehensive conclusion.