help with Indian accents speaking English

[Daniel Krasa]

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Allen,

for phonetic samples of Indian accents of English you can also have a look 
(or better listen) at Paul Meier's collection at the International Dialects 
of English Archive:

http://web.ku.edu/idea/

Best luck,
Daniel Krasa


>From: "Mahajan, Gyanam" <mahajan at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU>
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>To: VYAKARAN at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: help with Indian accents speaking English
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:08:08 -0700
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>VYAKARAN: South Asian Languages and Linguistics Net
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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
>Sent: Fri 4/27/2007 11:47 AM
>To: VYAKARAN at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: help with Indian accents speaking English
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>
>
>VYAKARAN: South Asian Languages and Linguistics Net
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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)
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D., Senior Reference Librarian
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