Second language acquisition : socio-cultural and linguistic aspects of English in India

Author(s)

• Agnihotri, Rama Kant
• Khanna, Amrit Lal

Bibliographic Information

Second language acquisition : socio-cultural and linguistic aspects of English in India

edited by R.K. Agnihotri and A.L. Khanna

（Research in applied linguistics, vol. 1）

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1994

• : India
• : US

Note

Includes bibliographies and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This, the first volume in the Research in Applied Linguistics series, focuses on the sociocultural and linguistic aspects of English in India. The articles discuss several important issues involving the interaction of linguistic theory, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics. Themes explored include: the role and place of English in India after independence; the emergence of indigenized varieties of English; phonological, lexical, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of Indian English; appropriate curriculum design and pedagogical practices; and the role of attitudes, motivation and stereotypes in learning English as a second language in India.

Table of Contents

Introduction - R K Agnihotri and A L Khanna PART ONE: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH: THEORY AND PRACTICE World Englishes and Applied Linguistics - Braj B Kachru Indigenized Englishes as Second Languages - S N Sridhar and Kamal K Sridhar Toward a Functional Theory of Second Language Acquisition in Multilingual Contexts Theoretical Importance of Applied Linguistics - R Singh and A Ford PART TWO: ENGLISH IN A MULTILINGUAL SETTING English as a Contact Language - Lachman M Khubchandani Teaching English as a Second Language in India - Shivendra K Verma A Socio-Functional View English in Indian Education - Manindra K Verma English in Mother Tongue Medium Education - M V Nadkarni PART THREE: LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF INDIAN ENGLISH Indian English - S V Parasher Certain Grammatical, Lexical and Stylistic Features `I Deny That I'm Incapable of Not Working All Night' - Jean Aitchison and R K Agnihotri Divergence of Negative Structures in British and Indian English The Use of Articles in Indian English - R K Agnihotri, A L Khanna and Aditi Mukherjee Errors and Pedagogical Implications On a Description of the Phonology of Indian English - Pramod K Pandey Implicational Order of Difficulty in the Use of English Tenses - R K Agnihotri, A L Khanna and Aditi Mukherjee A Note on the Semantic and Pragmatic Aspects of Indian English - B N Patnaik and K Geetha PART FOUR: SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS Sound Patterns of Indian English - R K Agnihotri A Sociolinguistic Perspective Individual and Social Variables in ESL - A L Khanna Patterns of Language Use in a Bilingual Setting in India - Anju Sahgal Syntax - The Common Bond - Anju Sahgal and R K Agnihotri Acceptability of Syntactic Deviances in Indian English PART FIVE: CURRICULUM REFORMS AND COMMUNICATIVE ASPECTS Discourse Strategies, Pragmatics and ESL - Yamuna Kachru Where are We Going? How To Direct in Tamil and English - E Annamalai Some Questions About Teaching Communication Towards an Alternative Curriculum for Acquisition-Poor Environments - Makhan Lal Tickoo Technical Communication Teaching in India - R K Singh A Needs Assessment Report The Communicative Testing of Reading - Yasmeen Lukmani Selecting Reading Materials - R S Gupta Some Key Considerations Afterword - Rajendra Singh

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Details

• NCID: BA24812751
• ISBN:
  • 817036406X
  • 0803991789
• LCCN: 94904464
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 389 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1068.I4
  • DC20 : 420/.954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- India
  • LCSH : Second language acquisition -- India
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- India
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Indic speakers
  • LCSH : Sociolinguistics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24793839