South Asian English

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy South Asian English, informally Desi English,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> refers to English dialects spoken in most modern-day South Asian countries, inherited from British English dialect. Also known as Anglo-Indian English during the British Raj, the English language was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in the early 17th century. Today it is spoken as a second language by about 350 million people, 20% of the total population.<ref>Baumgardner, p. 1</ref>

Although it is fairly homogeneous across the subcontinent, sharing "linguistic features and tendencies at virtually all linguistic levels", there are some differences based on various regional factors.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

South Asian English is sometimes just called "Indian English", as British India included most of modern-day South Asia (except Afghanistan); but today, the varieties of English are officially divided according to the modern states:

• Bangladeshi English
• Indian English
• Maldivian English
• Nepalese English
• Pakistani English
• Sri Lankan English

See also

• Englishisation in South Asia
• Commonwealth English

Notes

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References

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• Braj Kachru, Yamuna Kachru, Cecil Nelson, The Handbook of World Englishes, 2009, Template:ISBN.

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