Re: [Goanet] Of Uncles and Aunties... Re : Indian English

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

On Mon Jun 20 23:24:53 PDT 2011, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
*فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoronha at gmail.com wrote: <<<Apparently, the
Chinese and East Asians have a similar usage: (A polite term of address for) a
middle-aged or elderly man who may or may not be a relative 
http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_U.htm
(A polite term of address for) a middle-aged or elderly woman who may or may
not be a relative.  Compare Uncle.
2001 Neil Humphreys Notes from an Even Smaller Island 29 .. I have yet to meet
anyone who is ‘harder’ than a Singaporean auntie. Believe me, they are rock
solid and their resolute attitude and lust for life is something that the
younger, greedier generation can learn from. A Singaporean auntie or uncle can
be anyone who is from the older generations, like an English old age pensioner
(OAP), and the term is used out of affection and respect.

http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_A.htm#auntie

 

COMMENT : Great ! FN has now highjacked the issue from Indian
English to Chinese / East Asian English. I have not stated in my posts that in
Indian English it does not imply the same. What I have put forth is that the
terminology is not acceptable by standard English. Why is it so that Standard
English is used and taught in Schools and not the local jargon? When journalists
or the Fourth Estate do not maintain the standard of a language that is used in
the communication, language corruption sets in. Why can't the English spoken by 
some of our ministers be labeled as a dialect? The 'grounds' for which can 
always be established! And when journalists and the
Fourth Estate accept linguistic modification as a dialect, they will also
succumb to political influence on languages. Will FN accept English in
Devanagri script as a dialect if started in the near future by our Goan
politicians as a compromise for the ongoing MOI conflict?

And Santosh has produced references from websites of Amazon.com in support of 
his contention;
sites that he would shun as commercial sites when others refer.

 


Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.