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ENGLISH IN LANGUAGE SHIFT: THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN ENGLISH

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2008

Robert D. Vassen
Robert D. Vassen
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Michigan State University
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ENGLISH IN LANGUAGE SHIFT: THE HISTORY, STRUCTURE AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN ENGLISH.Rajend Mesthrie. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xix + 252. $43.00 paper.

This book was first published in 1992. This digitally printed paperback version came out in 2006, affording scholars a further opportunity to read this interesting account of the evolution of a new variety of English: South African Indian English (SAIE). A detailed historical background of when, who, and why Indian indentured laborers arrived in South Africa is provided.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 124 - 125
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© 2008 Cambridge University Press

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