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The History of English in South Asia - Tasfia

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The History of English in South Asia - Tasfia

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The label ‘South Asian English’1 is a cover term for English in India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. For the purpose of
the present chapter a singular reference – South Asian English – is used for a
number of reasons (contrast this with the chapter on South-East Asian Englishes).
The region of South Asia consists of geographically contiguous countries or
islands near these. The colonial past of all, except Nepal and Bhutan, is similar.
Furthermore, in the opinion of many scholars South Asia can be treated as
a (socio-)linguistic area in which phonological, syntactic, lexical and stylistic
features are shared to a large extent (Braj Kachru, personal communication).

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 History of English in South Asia - Aria

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 History of English in South Asia - Aria

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The profile of English in the subcontinent is different from that in 1947 when the colonial period came to an end and the country was divided into India and Pakistan. In linguistic terms there are four major language families: Indo-Aryan, used by the majority of the population, Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman, and Munda. The formal introduction of English in South Asia has passed through several stages. What started as an educational debate in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries culminated in Lord Macaulay's much-maligned Minute of 1835, which initiated planned activity for introducing the English language into South Asian education. The major features which contribute to the distinctiveness of South Asian English are varied and complex. First, English is an additional language in South Asia; this means that in the total linguistic repertoire of the users of English, English may be a second, third, or n-th language. In grammar, British English continues to provide a yardstick for standardisation of South Asian English.

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"South Asian English" the term is used to define English used in India, Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, etc.

John Adams took a back seat in the hands of Davy Crockett and others who saw western expansion and used it as a advantage to spread the language. with new worlds and American terms like "skedaddle, bamboozle, shebang, riff-raff, hunky-dory, etc.

From the dialectical works of Artemus Ward and josh Billings to popular novels like "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Huckleberry Finn" This, spread rapidly and during of which became more acceptable for others for common literature and everyday speech.

During the expansion many Spanish words entered the English language. includimg words like guitar, mosquito, mustang, ranch, rodeo, etc.
Same but to a lesser extent, sprecnch words had made their way into the language and from the French presence in Louisiana area and in Canada, contributed
loan words like gopher, prairie, depot, cache, cent and dime.

Today Around 4000 words are used differently between Britain and the USA, words like "Swim/Swam" and "Lift/elevator" but American Usage is taking over traditional words in Britain like  truck for lorry, airplane for aeroplane, etc. as well as American spelling taking over such as  jail for gaol, wagon for waggon Etc.

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The term "South Asian English" is a term for English in the Indian Subcontinent, which is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. These seven countries alone have a population of 1.5 billion people, which is almost one quarter of the world’s population. The domination of English in these seven countries is a result of the British colonization with its direction and management and also because of establishing English in their educational systems. The current forms of English were in three of the seven nations forming South Asia, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. These three nations were all part of one bigger group, which is the Indian Subcontinent. The Indian Subcontinent was under the power of the British.  The first speaker of English in India was an ambassador of Alfred the Great and he sent the ambassador as a messenger carrying gifts. The exploration of South Asia by the English began after Queen Elizabeth I permitted trade with East India. The term “East India Company” is a reference to any of the many businesses that were created in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. When the British were ruling over India, they needed high class Indians to work for them. They needed ‘Indians in blood and color but English in taste, in opinions and morals and intellect’ This meant that Indians who knew good English were known as the elite and the language of instruction in schools were English. This is how English soon because popular in South Asia.

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"South Asian English" is a dialect or version of the language known as "English". "South Asian English" covers the dialect spoken for English in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. This all started when the "British East Indian Company" established themselves in 1612 and expanded rapidly. At first, they learned the many languages spoken there (Indian, Bengali, etc.) and did business. But after 1765 the British started to take over the countries and started to enforce english as the main language. After those countries gained independence, they still used english as one of their main languages. The reason they did not get rid of it is because so many people use it already and it would be a pain to get rid of, and some of the population actually liked the language and preferred it over their native. English was also becoming the most used language and Britain and USA was leading the industrial charge so in order to do business with them ad keep up with the rest of the world, English was a necessity. That is why Those countries in South Asia that were under British rule or an American Colony, and used English, kept the language, and formed the dialect known as "South Asian English"

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The term "South Asian English" i s the term used for Englishes that are used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The colonial past of all countries and islands near South Asia are the same, except for Bhutan and Nepal's.
Almost quarter of the World's population have been encircled in the mentioned countries.

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This article mainly states the history of English and it's practice in the South Asian region which includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives. The article continues on by specifically stating the spread of English in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan as all three were a part of the Indian subcontinent which was considered as a British commonwealth nation. The first English speaking person to enter India was an ambassador working for King Alfred the Great, he was sent to present gifts for the death of St. Thomas. However the exploration of the subcontinent began when Queen Elizabeth I established trade companies in India. One of the companies working to promote trade with the East Indies was known as the East India Company. Throughout the years

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SOUTH ASIAN ENGLISHES (and their history).

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SOUTH ASIAN ENGLISHES (and their history).

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The term, "South Asian Englishes"  is a cover term for English as is practiced in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan,  Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, etc.
The article states at first, the reason the English practiced in these parts are called South Asian English- because the location of these places in South Asia- and why the accent, flow and style of speaking in these parts are different than any Englishman- because of mainly the colonization of these places and they're contiguous with their many islands that the type of English spread. The article also mentions the spread of English specifically in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka as these were part of the Indian subcontinent and referred to as the British Commonwealth.
Although, the spread of Dravidian language was more as concluded by linguistics after seeing the use of that language in present day Pakistan.
Starting with India, the first English speaker to visit was Alfred the great.  The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in AD 884, Alfred sent an envoy to India with gifts for the tomb of St Thomas (McArthur 1992: 504). But the exploration of South Asia by the English began after Elizabeth I granted a monopoly of trade with east India to merchants from London . And the British East India Company was formed. With the trade of good also began the trade of language as well.That is how the colonization began- with the entry of English language- and how it ended- with the absorption of English language. Then, the language spread throughout the Indian subcontinent.

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The culmination of English in the Indian Subcontinent can be attributed to British Empire hegemony. Famous examples include the Dutch East India Trading Company and more.

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The Industrial and Scientific Revolution

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The Industrial and Scientific Revolution

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in the industrial age was when english started to pic up new words to accommodate for new ideas process and machines, and since this was also the British empire started expanding and as it went to each culture it gained foreign words.
most of these new words revolved around basing them of old languages like latin and greek.