INDIAN ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Indian English is any of
the forms of English characteristic
of the Indian subcontinent. English
has slowly become one of the lingua francas of
the Indian subcontinent (including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka) It is
also the language of the cultural and political elite, offering significant economic, political,
and social advantage to fluent speakers.
Beginning from the entry of
English language through colonial rulers in 1700s till India’s independence in
1947, English language has evolved in India through different stages and spread
across the country. Many Indian English writers through their original writings
as well as translations have contributed to development of Indian English
vocabulary as a unique set of vocabulary, mostly used in India.
Indian English, naturally, has
words of Indian vernaculars that have made their way into the English language,
such as jungle, tank (water,
irrigation), bungalow, shampoo and
verandah. It has
political, sociological, and administrative terms of modern India: dharna, hartal, eve-teasing, vote bank, swaraj, swadeshi, Backward
Castes, Other Backward Castes, Open Category, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, NRI, etc. ; it has
words of Anglo-India such as tiffin, hill station, gymkhana; and
it has slang.
Some examples unique to, or chiefly used in,
standard written Indian English include:
·
academic & Academic pursuits in contrast to technical or
practical work.
·
accomplish (verb, transitive)- to equip.
·
airdash (verb intransitive) - to make a quick journey
by air, especially in response to an emergency.
·
English-knowing (adjective) originally and chiefly Indian
English (of a person or group of people) that uses or speaks English.
·
freeship, - A studentship or scholarship which offers
full payment of a student's fees.
·
matrimonial (noun) -
Advertisements in a newspaper for the purpose of finding a marriageable
partner.
·
press
person (noun) - a newspaper
journalist, a reporter, a member of the press
·
redressal (noun) = redress (noun)
·
upgradation (noun) - the enhancement or upgrading of
status, value or level of something
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