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Indian English (IE) is a group of English language, English dialects spoken in the republic of India and among the Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, Indian diaspora. English is used by the Government of India, Indian government for communication, along with Hindi, as enshrined in the Constitution of India. English is also an Languages with official status in India, official language in seven states and seven union territories of India, and the additional official language in seven other states and one union territory. Furthermore, English is the sole official language of the Judiciary of India, Indian Judiciary, unless the state Governor (India), governor or legislature mandates the use of a regional language, or if the President of India has given approval for the use of regional languages in courts. Status After gaining Indian Independence Act 1947, independence from the British Raj in 1947, English remained an official language of the new Dominion of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanglish
Tanglish ( ta, தமிங்கிலம்) is the mixing or code-switching of the Tamil and English languages. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two languages and has been variously composed. The earliest form is ''Tamilish'' (dating from 1972), then ''Tinglish'' (1974), ''Tamglish'' (1991), ''Tamlish'' (1993), ''Thanglish'' (1997), and ''Tanglish'' (1999). Distribution Tamil Nadu The use of Tanglish has been common in Chennai, possibly due in part to the use of English in education. Also, the influx to the city of speakers of other languages (such as Telugu, Gujarati, and Kannada) has increased the importance of English as the language that people have in common. In ''The Hindu'' in 2010, a student in Chennai told of the widespread use of Tanglish by teenagers in her city. She said Tanglish was "something almost every teenager in Chennai uses", but noted that her mother said Tanglish was "murdering the amillanguage". That same year, a Tamil teacher in a matric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |