help with Indian accents speaking English

[Mahajan, Gyanam]

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Also,  articles/commentary by Jug Suraiya in the Times of India, e.g. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SUNDAY_SPECIALS/Deep_Focus/Prem-shem_Lip_service_No_tanku_pleez_we_are_desi_only/articleshow/1804125.cms
 
 
or Shilpa Dave's articles on Apu's Brown Voice
 
best,
Gyanam Mahajan
UCLA

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From: South Asian Linguists on behalf of Jim Wilce
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Subject: Re: help with Indian accents speaking English



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Allen, there are some phonetic representations of "South Asian English"
in the work of sociolinguist Ben Rampton, especially his 1995 book,
Crossing. Also, there's a new book by Mahal called The Queen's Hinglish:
How to Speak Pukka that would also be of help.

Jim

Jim

Allen W Thrasher wrote:
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> (Crossposted to Vyakaran and Indology)
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> Can anyone make any suggestions about something that might help a high school student write dramatic dialogue representing "an Indian accent," something that would be intelligible to someone at that level or at least his teacher?  I presume the querent also meant to include grammar and vocabulary as well as intonation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Allen
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>
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