English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English by Rajend Mesthrie

English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English

Rajend Mesthrie

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Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of English among Indian migrant workers indentured on the plantations of Natal in South Africa. Considering the historical background to, and linguistic consequences of, language shift in an immig...

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