South Asian English
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south-asian-english-219-2078545
title:
South Asian English
text:
South Asian English is the English accent of many 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 and reinforced by the long rule of the British Empire. Today it is spoken as a second language by about 350 million people, 20% of the total population. Although it is fairly homogeneous across the subcontinent, sharing "linguis
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Regional variation of British English spoken in South Asia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_English
date created:
2004-11-02T23:19:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T11:13:25Z
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