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What is the Anglo Indian accent?
“Anglo-Indian” began as a term referring to English people (and things related to English people) in the sub-continent. The dialect, however, has much to say about both the past and future of Indian English.
Which English accent is similar to Indian accent?
Some aspects of Indian Accented English and British English are similar in comparison to American English, such as dropping of vocalic “r” sounds (such as the “r” at the end of the words “for” and “car”) and the pronunciation of a clear “t” sound in words like “butter” (pronounced as a quick “d” in American English).
Can you have a neutral accent?
A neutral accent is an accent that is not discernable as originating in any specific region. At present, there IS no neutral accent on a global level. That is, English accents are still divided into British, American, Australian, etc. In American English, there is a neutral accent called General American.
What is the difference between Anglo-Indian and Indo-Indian?
In the colonial era the most common terms in use were Anglo-Indian English, or simply Anglo-Indian, both dating from 1860. Other less common terms in use were Indo-Anglian (dating from 1897) and Indo-English (1912). An item of Anglo-Indian English was known as an Anglo-Indianism from 1851.
What are some Indian words that have become part of English?
They are in there, often unnoticed. The words that have become part of everyday English. Loot, nirvana, pyjamas, shampoo and shawl; bungalow, jungle, pundit and thug. What are the roots, and routes, of these Indian words?
Does Indian English have more vowel sounds than consonants?
In general, Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the consonants, especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi, the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English.
What is the difference between Indian English and British English?
Indian English is originated from British English but is used by more people. In his book The English Language (1990) David Crystal observed, “British English is now, numerically speaking, a minority dialect, compared with American, or even Indian English.”.