English in Language Shift: The History, Structure and Sociolinguistics of South African Indian English

by Rajend Mesthrie

Book Overview

Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of English among Indian migrant workers indentured on the plantations of Natal in South Africa. Considering the historical background to, and linguistic consequences of, language shift in an immigrant context, he draws significant parallels between second language acquisition and the processes of pidginization and creolization. In particular, he analyses universals of second language acquisition and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521026490
• ISBN13: 9780521026499
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"