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... English . Second , we delude ourselves that our language is really a slight variation of British English . Third , this myth is based on the fond belief that by saying we speak British English we mean Received Pronuncia- tion ( RP ) of ...
... English . Second , we delude ourselves that our language is really a slight variation of British English . Third , this myth is based on the fond belief that by saying we speak British English we mean Received Pronuncia- tion ( RP ) of ...
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Manique Gunasekera. Table 4 : Attitudes towards English Colombo Gampaha Jaffna Matara I speak British English 51 % 21 % 13 % 38 % I speak with a British accent 11 % 12 % 13 % 8 % I speak Sri Lankan English 31 % 75 % 75 % 62 % I speak ...
Manique Gunasekera. Table 4 : Attitudes towards English Colombo Gampaha Jaffna Matara I speak British English 51 % 21 % 13 % 38 % I speak with a British accent 11 % 12 % 13 % 8 % I speak Sri Lankan English 31 % 75 % 75 % 62 % I speak ...
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... English : 15. Which age range do you belong to ? 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 16. Which variety of English do you speak ? Circle one please . 17 . 18 . a . American English b . British English C. Sri Lankan English d . Other ...
... English : 15. Which age range do you belong to ? 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 16. Which variety of English do you speak ? Circle one please . 17 . 18 . a . American English b . British English C. Sri Lankan English d . Other ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
Copyright | |
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abbreviation accent adjective associated become bilingual borrowing from Sinhalese borrowing from Tamil British British English Buddhist called caste characteristic close colloquial Colombo colonial compound noun considered culture derogatory describe discussion Dutch elite English in Sri English word ethnic example expression front given Glossary going governance identity included influence Jaffna kind language linguistic looks majority Malay marker Michigan mixing morphological Muslim native official official language originally person phrase political Portuguese Professor refers reflects represents rice round sari schools served similar Sinhala Sinhalese and Tamil Sinhalese means Sinhalese word social society speak speakers speech Sri Lankan English SSLE Standard suffix sweet Table Tamil term thing traditional transfer translation University usually variety of English verb vowel women writing