1. Indian English
April Lu

2. Raj from The Big Bang Theory S15E14 (0:54-1:32)

3. Indian English How English came to India English in present India
Indian English Grammar
Hindi and English

4. How English came to India
Colonization
1. Trade
2. Christian missionary
3. Administration

5. English in India As the language of… The government The social elites
National press

6. English in present India
India has been independent since 1947
One of the 23 official languages
(Among which Hindi and English are the major while the other 21 are the official regional languages.)
For examples: “Hello” and “Namastey”
Remained as an “associated language”

8. Indian English Grammar
contact with English since 17th century
Indian English developed a unique set of grammar different from standard English
“The only rule of Indian English is no rule at all.”

9. Indian English Grammar
Verbs
Nouns
Word order

10. Indian English Grammar- Verbs
phrases with “unusual” prepositions
SE: Please return the library books.
IE: Please return back the library books.

11. Indian English Grammar- Verbs
The frequent use of “–ing”
SE: She has two books.
IE: She is having two books.
SE: You must know my brothers.
IE: You must be knowing my brothers.

12. Indian English Grammar- Verbs
Combine a Hindi word with a standard English suffix
Hindi word: “masti” (fun)
masti+ -fy (verb suffix)
This party is dull. Let’s mastify it!

13. Indian English Grammar- Nouns
Some singular nouns in standard English may become plural in Indian English
SE: A room full of furniture
IE: A room full of furnitures
Vice versa
IE: One of my relative came to me yesterday.

14. Indian English Grammar- Word Order
SE: When are they coming?
IE: When they are coming?
SE: What would you like to eat?
IE: What you would like to eat?

15. Indian English Grammar- Word Order
The use of “all”
SE: All of my friends are coming.
IE: My all friends are coming.

16. Hindi and English English→ Hindi (the native Indian language)
Hindi→ English (?) Does Hindi influence English?
Yes.
Some words in English came from Hindi.
e.g., Shampoo, pajama, and jungle

17. References
n33nja10's channel. (2012, January 26). The Big Bang Theory: Raj's Date with Siri [Video file]. Retrieved form
S. (2015, October 23). Christian missionary activities in British India. Retrieved May 31, 2016, from activities-in-india/
Lonely Planet. (2008, September). Indian English: Language & Culture. Victoria, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications.