Pakistani English is the group of English language varieties spoken and written in Pakistan. It was first so recognized and designated in 1970s and 1980s. Pakistani English (PE) is slightly different in respect to vocabulary, syntax, accent, spellings of some words and other features. Pakistan has the third largest English-speaking population in the world, with approximately 49% of the Pakistani population being able to communicate in some form of English.
Read more about Pakistani English: History, Relationship With Indian English, Use in Pakistan, Grammar, Phonology, Influences
Famous quotes containing the word english:
“He is no mystic, either, more than Newton or Arkwright or Davy, and tolerates none. Not one obscure line, or half line, did he ever write. His meaning lies plain as the daylight.... It has the distinctness of picture to his mind, and he tells us only what he sees printed in largest English type upon the face of things.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)