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If we're taking descriptivist approach wouldn't it also apply to ESL speakers? There is probably many more Indian english speakers than AAVE speakers so wouldn'
by hnaccy 6y ago
If we're taking descriptivist approach wouldn't it also apply to ESL speakers? There is probably many more Indian english speakers than AAVE speakers so wouldn't any differences not be mistakes?
- p1necone 6y agoYes, Indian english is another dialect of english that is just as "correct" as any other dialect of english.
- torstenvl 6y agoThere are only about a quarter million native Indian English speakers, according to Wikipedia. Certainly, a native Indian English speaker does not make errors (though they may make mistakes) in Indian English. That doesn't necessarily mean that a native Indian English speaker and a native Standard American English will have perfect mutual intelligibility.