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India has two national languages for central administrative purposes: Hindi andEnglish. Hindi is the national, official, and main link language of IndiA、English is an associate official language. The IndianConstitution also officially approves twenty-two regional languages for official purposes.
Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary.Apart from these languages, Hindi is used for communication in IndiA、The homeland of Hindi is mainly in the north of India, but it is spoken and widely understood in all urban centers of IndiA、In the southern states of India, where people speak many different languages that are not much related to Hindi, there is more resistance to Hindi, which has allowedEnglish to remain a lingua franca to a greater degree.
Since the early 1600s, theEnglish language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when theEast IndiaCompany established settlements inChennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras,Calcutta, andBombay respectively. The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage ofEnglish. India has had a longer exposure toEnglish than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture.
In India,English serves two purposes. First, it provides a linguistic tool for the administrative cohesive- ness of the country, causing people who speak different languages to become uniteD、Secondly, it serves as a language of wider communication, including a large variety of different people covering a vast areA、It overlaps with local languages in certain spheres of influence and in public domains.
Generally,English is used among Indians as a "link" language and it is the first language for many well-educated Indians. It is also the second language for many who speak more than one language in IndiA、TheEnglish language is a tie that helps bind the many segments of our society together.Also, it is a linguistic bridge between the major countries of the world and IndiA、
English has special national status in IndiA、R has a special place in the parliament, judiciary, broadcasting, journalism, and in the education system. One can see a Hindi-speaking teacher giving their students instructions during an educational tour about where to meet and when their bus would leave, but all inEnglish. It means that the language permeates daily life. It is unavoidable and is always expected, especially in the cities.
The importance of the ability to speak or writeEnglish has recently increased significantly becauseEnglish has become the de facto standarD、LearningEnglish language has become popular for business, commerce and cultural reasons and especially for Internet communications throughout the worlD、English is a language that has become a standard not because it has been approved by any "standards" organization but because it is widely used by many information and technology industries and recognized as being standarD、The call centre phenomenon has stimulated a huge expansion of Internet-related activity, establishing the future of India as a cyber-technological super-power. Modern communications, videos, journals and newspapers on the Internet useEnglish and have made ’knowingEnglish indispensable.
The prevailing view seems to be that unless students learnEnglish, they can, only work in limited jobs. Those who do not have basic knowledge ofEnglish cannot obtain good quality jobs. They cannot communicate efficiently with other
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本题为细节题，此题可以用排除法。文章第一段提及“twenty-two regional languages for official purposes”，指22种地方语言可以官方使用，但并不代表twenty-two official languages，即22种官方语言。排除选项A。北印度语是official language，但英语是associate official language排除选项C。作为中央行政用语，北印度语和英语都可在全国范围内使用，但前提是用于中央行政事务。排除选项D，故选B。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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