English CornerIndian English 印度式英語(yǔ)及模仿練習(xí)

1、International Service Dept. English CornerJan, 6th, 2012ContentsShare Different EnglishYour Language ExperienceIndian English CharacteristicsImitation Contest 4123Different English Please see the video, and thenGuess: where does this English come from? Your Language ExperienceDo you know some other

2、spoken English in different countries?Can you say one or some sentences for us?Can you get the whole meaning when you talk with the non-native English speakers? Indian English-BackgroundThe most proud of in India_ Indian English;350 million people native English speakers in USA and UK；The rise of In

3、dian population _ annual growth rate of 3 %; USA + UK of 1%;Bollywood films swept the world _ fashionIndian English-BackgroundVideo: Chinese and Indian Bargaining together Indian English-Characteristics I am thirty. I am dirty.Please show me the ticket.Please sow me de dicket.Indian English-OralIndi

4、an accents vary greatly. Some Indians speak English with an accent very close to a Standard British accent (though not the same); Others lean toward a more vernacular, native-tinted, accent for their English speech.Spoken and writing English Indian English-Oral/ (as in dress) and / (as in ), E.g.“ta

5、x” like the first syllable of “Texas”；When a long vowel is followed by “r”, some speakers of Indian English usually use a monophthong（單元音）（單元音）, instead of the diphthong（雙元音）（雙元音）. E.g.“fear” is pronounced fir instead of fi；Use strong vowels where other accents would have unstressed syllables or wor

6、ds. E.g. I was going _ z or as in Indian English/ wz. “the” as /di/ “the” is pronounced as when it is unstressed and lies before a consonant, and as i when it is before a vowel or when stressed even before a consonant. Indian English-OralIndian speakers dont pronounce the rounded / or /, and substit

7、ute /a/ instead. E.g “not” _ nat. “coffee _ kaafi, “copy _ kaapi /z/ & /d/E.g “zero”_ diro “rosy”_ rodiIndian English-OralInability to pronounce certain consonant clusters（輔音群）（輔音群）; E.g “school ” /iskul/Use d instead of t for the -ed ending of the past tense after voiceless consonants.E.g devel

8、oped _ dlpd / /dvlpt/;Indian English-OralInfluenced by Hindi Present continuous (現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí))E.g I am understanding it./She is knowing the answer.Ask for ageE.g Whats your good number?/ Whats your age? How old are you?/ How old you are！ Whats your good name?th_t，sh_s; g_kE.g English_Englis / shop_sop

9、 cold_gold / column_golumn / coat_goatIndian English-WritingIndians also continue to use phrases from British English that other English speakers now consider antiquated. E.g Please do the needful You will be intimated shortly (不久你們將會(huì)被告不久你們將會(huì)被告知知). Where are you put up? / Where are you currently sta

10、ying? Where do you stay? / Where do you live? or Wheres your house?Indian English-Numbers In digits (Standard English)In digits (Indian English)In words (Standard English)In words (Indian English)100,0001,00,000one hundred thousandone lakh(十萬(wàn)盧比Rupee)1,000,00010,00,000one millionten lakh10,000,0001,0

11、0,00,000ten millionone crore（一千萬(wàn)盧比）Imitation ContestOutsourced is an American TV sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It is set in a call center in Mumbai, India, where an American novelties company has recently outsourced its order processing. A lone American manages the call center and must explain

12、American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture.Imitation Contest-ScriptTodd: oh, man, this is insane! Its like its like frogger, but with real people. Rajiv: Before we arrive, I took the liberty of having these name tags made. Todd: oh. “Todd Dempsey: Manager”. Wo

13、w. Thank you, Rajiv. Thank you very much. Rajiv: My pleasure, sir.Todd: Yours says “Manager”, too.Rajiv: You are most perceptive. As they say in America, your elevator goes to the penthouse. Todd: We dont really say that.Rajiv: I think you do.Todd: Why does yours say “Manager”, too?Rajiv: oh, Im sim

14、ply planning ahead. You see, after you return to America, I will become manager of the call center. I thought to myself, why print a name tag that says “Assistant Manager” when it is only a matter of time before you triumph here and make a glorious homecoming?Todd: Oh, wow. So youve got it all figured out, huh?Rajiv: After I become manager, my salary will