Do rich people in India speak English?
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Do rich people in India speak English?
It is both the most widely spoken first as well as second language in India, while English is just the 44th most widely spoken first language even though it is the second-most widely spoken second language. There is a clear class element at work—41\% of the rich could speak English as against less than 2\% of the poor.
Is English overtaking Hindi?
Acting as prey, Hindi monolinguals can become Hindi/English bilinguals. Yet broadly, our research suggests that the English/Hindi bilingual population has been overestimated in Indian census reports—Hinglish is actually overtaking full English fluency in India.
Which English language is preferred in India?
Indian English (IE) is a class of varieties of the English language spoken in India, and among the Indian diaspora elsewhere in the world. English is used by the Indian government for communication along with Hindi, as enshrined in the Constitution….
| Indian English | |
|---|---|
| ISO 639-3 | eng |
| Glottolog | indi1255 |
| IETF | en-IN |
Why do so many Indians prefer English over other languages?
This is the world that hundreds of millions of Indians live in simply because the elite prefer English. This discrimination has become so systemic that the elite and middle classes send their children to English private schools while the vast poor send theirs to the government schools of their mother tongue.
What are the differences between English and Hindi speakers?
English speakers are richer, more educated and more likely to be upper caste, data from the Lok Foundation survey shows.Hindi is both the most widely spoken first language and second language in India.
How similar is Indian English to British English?
Indian English is a distinct variety of the English language. Many Indians claim that it is very similar to British English, but this opinion is based on a surface level examination of lexical similarities.
How widely spoken is English in India?
English is widely spoken, and most schools in urban India use English as the medium of instruction. I would say Indians are multi-lingual rather than bilingual. To be precise, English is not the native language, but if you know English and land in India you will not be lost. More than half the population can speak/understand English.