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The postcolonial identity of Sri Lankan English

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Katha Publishers, Jul 1, 2005 - Travel - 300 pages

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Contents

Acknowledgments
7
Elitist English
33
Mixing Languages
49
Copyright

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TitleThe postcolonial identity of Sri Lankan English
AuthorManique Gunasekera
PublisherKatha Publishers, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized29 May 2008
ISBN9551115007, 9789551115005
Length300 pages
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