Background
Mesthrie, Rajend was born on December 30, 1954 in Umkomaas, Southern Africa. Son of Jagananen Parag and Rajpathia Mesthrie.
(Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of Eng...)
Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of English among Indian migrant workers indentured on the plantations of Natal in South Africa. Considering the historical background to, and linguistic consequences of, language shift in an immigrant context, he draws significant parallels between second language acquisition and the processes of pidginization and creolization. South African Indian English is compared with other dialects in South Africa, with English in India, and with Englishes generally.
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Mesthrie, Rajend was born on December 30, 1954 in Umkomaas, Southern Africa. Son of Jagananen Parag and Rajpathia Mesthrie.
Bachelor in Paedagogics, University The University of Durban-Westville, 1975. Bachelor with honorary, University Cape Town, 1978. Bachelor with honorary, University Southern Africa, 1978.
Master of Arts, University Texas, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1985.
Teacher Naidoo Memorial School, Umkomaas, 1976—1977. Junior lecturer University The University of Durban-Westville, The University of Durban-Westville, South Africa, 1979—1985. From senior lecturer to professor University Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 1986—1998, professor, since 1998.
Deputy director Center for Applied Language Studies University Cape Town, 1999—2001.
(Rajend Mesthrie examines the rise of a new variety of Eng...)
Secretary African National Congress Thornhill Branch, Cape Town, 2000, voting education officer, 1992—2000.
Married Uma Shashikant Dhupelia, February 20, 1983. 1 child Sapna Mayuri.