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Comparative analysis of the linguistic features of the Indian version of English, British English and Russian
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-2-221-229
Abstract
The article reveals some unique features of the Indian version of the English language, including such linguistic phenomena as Indlish / Indglish and Hinglish – a linguistic fusion illustrating the dynamic linguistic landscape of the country, in which the official regional languages of India are represented. A specific linguistic feature of Hinglish is that it is necessary to simplify communication between the inhabitants India. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the mutual influence of the languages belonging to the Hindi–speaking and English-speaking areas that have developed in the country. The novelty of the study is determined by extra- and intralinguistic factors indicating the isolating of the national version of Indian English. A comprehensive consideration of socio- and cultural-historical factors indicates a possible change in the status quo of a nationally oriented language as an independent national variant.
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Irina G. ZhirovaRussian Federation
Irina G. Zhirova, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), professor
bldg. 2, bld. 10A, Radio St., Moscow, 105005
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For citation: Zhirova I.G. Comparative analysis of the linguistic features of the Indian version of English, British English and Russian. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(2):221-229. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-2-221-229
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