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Some effects of Indian English on the language as it is used in Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2006

Brian Poole
Brian Poole
Affiliation:
Ministry of Manpower, in Muscat, the Sultanate of Oman
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Abstract

Distinctive developments in an Arab sultanate. Relatively few people around the world react with instant recognition when the Sultanate of Oman is mentioned. This may however be changing as international news media focus ever more strongly on events in the Arab world and on the strategic significance of the Persian Gulf. There are many who misunderstand the spoken word ‘Oman’ as ‘Amman’ and therefore think erroneously of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Oman, however, is a beautiful and hospitable country possessing white sand beaches, rugged mountain ranges, breathtaking cave systems, a long and somewhat surprising history, and an English of its own.

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Information
English Today , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 21 - 24
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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