Features of Indian English Indian English refers to dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India and also by Indian Diaspora elsewhere In the world. Due to British colonialism for over two hundred years’ as were used more to British English than to American‚ Australian or Canadian English. And due to the presence of vernacular languages in our country‚ English was chosen to be the co-official language of the union of India. Our obvious choice is one of the varieties of British English; which
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CHAPTER 13 Trait Theories (p. 447) 1. b. 2. (a)ii‚ (b)iii‚ (c)iv‚ (d)v‚ (e)i. 3. e. Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theories (p. 455) 1. The conscious is the tip of the iceberg and the highest level of awareness; the preconscious is just below the surface but can readily be brought to awareness; the unconscious is the large base of the iceberg and operates below the level of awareness. 2. b. 3. Freud believed an individual’s adult personality refl ected his or her resolution of the specifi c
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way back to the 1700’s and has continued today. Superior groups saw colonization as an opportunity to abuse their power and take over inferior colonies who won’t resist with any armed protection. It is noted that throughout history‚ countries used colonization as a way to handle their economic and social issues. It has evolved into a vessel for racism‚ oppression‚ and dehumanization. These patterns of the development of colonization and its impact can be seen dating back to the 1700’s in texts such
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The Indian English novel evolved as a subaltern consciousness; as a reaction to break away from the colonial literature. Hence the post colonial literature in India witnessed a revolution against the idiom which the colonial writers followed. Gradually the Indian English authors began employing the techniques of hybrid language‚ magic realism peppered with native themes. Thus from a post colonial era Indian literature ushered into the modern and then the post-modern era. The saga of the Indian English
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Indian English Literature * Top English Writer & Their Famous Creations * R.K. Narayan: R K Narayan is one of the best known Indian authors of all time. An Indian author of very high repute‚ he is best known for his works of fiction. The setting for most of R K Narayan works is the fictional town of Malgudi‚ first introduced in his semi autobiographical book ’Swami and Friends’. Creations: The Dark Room‚ Malgudi Days‚ Talkative Man‚ The English Teacher. * Kiran Desai: Kiran
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Indian writing in English Raja Rammohan Ray was the first Indian to effectively express himself in black and white through English though he was initiated to the language when he was in his teens. Thereafter Vivekananda showed his perfect masterly over the language through his evocative prose‚ which made the west sit up and take notice of the greatness of Hinduism. Tagore also had written some poems in English. However‚ there is no denying the fact that Indian writings in English were extremely
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The main features of the samurai in the period from 1600 to 1868 are samurai stop fighting and Confucianism become popular and really influential in Japan. 1600 to 1868 is the Tokugawa period. In this period‚ Tokugawa brought an end to the warfare. Therefore‚ one characteristic from 1600 to 1868 was about samurai stop fighting. Specifically‚ samurai no longer needed to fight wars or were worried about how to earn a life. They transferred from warriors into civil administrators‚ and samurai could
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Islam in the 1600s: Changes in Wealth and Power All three of the major Islamic kingdoms lost power and influence in the spice trade with the onset of European commerce and naval adventurism. We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes‚ sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly‚ European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman
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History of English language and literature in India starts with the advent of East India Company in India. It all started in the summers of 1608 when Emperor Jahangir‚ in the courts of Moguls‚ welcomed Captain William Hawkins‚ Commander of British Naval Expedition Hector. It was India’s first tryst with an Englishman and English. Jahangir later allowed Britain to open a permanent port and factory on the special request of King James IV that was conveyed by his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. English were here
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In the 1600’s English settlers came to America seeking refuge‚ and land. Upon coming to America the settlers crossed paths with the natives and eventually lead to a variety of relationships. There were various factors that shaped the relations in certain regions such as the Chesapeake Bay and New England. The events that lead up to tension between the natives were the settler’s lust for new land‚ diseases and the on-going disputes between the natives and the settlers. In the Chesapeake Bay the
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