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Dictionary of South African Indian English
Author(s): Rajend Mesthrie (Author)
- Publisher: UCT Press
- Publication Date: 30 Nov. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 292 pages
- ISBN-10: 191989571X
- ISBN-13: 9781919895710
Book Description
South African Indian English (or SAIE) is one of the better-known varieties of English in the Linguistics literature. It arose out of a language shift that occurred when Indian immigrants to South Africa in the late 19th century were denied full access to the norms of standard English, partly because of the colonial and especially apartheid influences in South African society and education. In South Africa, SAIE is an important dialect, especially in KwaZulu-Natal. It is increasingly found in plays and novels and is used by the advertising industry in South Africa.
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About the Author
Raj Mesthrie is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cape Town, the only A-rated linguistics researcher in the country and the President of the Linguistics Society in South Africa. He has published in the field of sociolinguistics with special reference to language contact and variation in South Africa.
