A Contrastive Study of Morphology in Pakistani, Indian and British English
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https://doi.org/10.64229/1famx849Keywords:
Pakistani English, Indian English, British English, morphology, comparative linguistics, World Englishes 1.Abstract
This study compares the morphological features of Pakistani English (PakE), Indian English (IndE) and British English (BrE). All three of these varieties have a common source that gave and continue to give them different morphological innovations (nativization, language contact, and sociolinguistic factors). The paper contrasts prefixation, suffixation, compounding, borrowing, plural formation and verb formation in these languages. Based on corpus examples and previous research in the area, the article discusses how PakE and IndE drift away from BrE because of the interference of indigenous languages (Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, etc.) and cultural settings. The study adds to the growing body of literature on World Englishes and the on-going development of English in post-colonial contexts.
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