English in India has not only acquired a wide range of func...

English in India has not only acquired a wide range of functions, but in its process of Indianisation it has linguistically evolved into its own characteristic features at the phonological, lexical, syntactic and even discourse level. While initially purists rejected these innovations, they are now becoming increasingly accepted, since English is treated not as a foreign language but as a part of the cultural identity of India. The question of a standard is still an oft-debate issue and the general consensus seems to favor a rather nebulous 'educated' Indian English variety, which is close to the native 'standard'. In most urban areas in India, the sociolinguistic situation is very complex, with various different cultural and linguistic groups interacting with each other. There is also considerable variation in the way, for instance, that educated Delhiites use English. They are faced with conflicting pressures: on the one hand, there exist the pressure of urbanization, which bring in their wake literacy, education, mass media and westernization, all of which favor the evolution of a single norm. On the other hand, the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of different groups in Delhi favor diversity, with Bengalis speaking a 'Bengali' English and Tamilians speaking a "Tamil" English.
Consider the statements related to the text about the English Language in India presented below. Register the correct sequence using T, for true, and F, for false.

(__)English in India is increasingly seen not as a foreign language but as an integral part of the nation's cultural identity.
(__)There is a clear, widely accepted standard for Indian English that closely mirrors British English.
(__)Urbanization and the influence of mass media push towards the development of a single standardized form of English in India.


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