Many native speakers of Bengali and Hindi often pepper their English with Bengali or Hindi words. One…
Hybridization describes the mixing of linguistic resources represented by Benglish and Hinglish. The examples combine English with Bengali or Hindi rather than illustrating…
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Many native speakers of Bengali and Hindi often pepper their English with Bengali or Hindi words. One might say that they speak what can be called ‘Benglish’ or ‘Hinglish’. What is the correct description of such terms?
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Hybridization describes the mixing of linguistic resources represented by Benglish and Hinglish. The examples combine English with Bengali or Hindi rather than illustrating back formation or ordinary compounding.
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West Bengal SET (WB SET)