Indian_English
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку
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Pronunciation Some Indian speakers, especially in the South, often do not pronounce the rounded /ɒ/ or /ɔː/, and substitute /a/ instead. Ex.: not [ nat ], coffee [ kaafi ], copy [ kaapi ], lock [ laak ] N o difference between /v/ and /w/. Ex.:wet and vet are often homophones. Flower [ fla ː(r)] instead of [ flaʊə (r)], our [aː(r)] instead of [ aʊə (r)]. The voiceless plosives /p/, /t/, /k/ are always unaspirated in Indian English.
Unvoiced /s/, often use the voiced palatal affricate (or postalveolar) / dʒ /. Ex.: zero[ˈ dʒiːro ] , rosy [ˈ roːdʒi ː]. interchange /s/ and /z/ in plurals. The word "of" is usually pronounced with a /f/ instead of a /v/ as in most other accents. Use of [d] instead of [t] for the "- ed " ending of the past tense after voiceless consonants Ex.: developed [ˈ dɛʋləpd ] instead of [ dɪˈvɛləpt ].
Vocabulary airdash : going somewhere in a hurry, generally used in relation to air travel pre-pone : the opposite of postpone, to bring something forward in time co-brother : brother-in-law glassy : wanting a drink timepass : a distraction to pass the time badmash : a naughty person freeship : a studentship or scholarship which offers full payment of a student's fees matrimonial : advertisements in a newspaper for the purpose of finding a marriageable partner.
Spelling Indian English generally uses the same British English spelling as Commonwealth nations such as Pakistan, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and South Africa.
G rammar Pluralization of non count nouns. Ex.: informations Use of nouns alone which appear in partitive phrases. – bread, chalk Deviant article usage Omission, a ddition and use of different prepositions Word order inversion Ex.: Why you have done this? Stative verbs used in – ing forms Ex.: liking Use of same tag question for all kinds of sentences: Isn’t it?