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... English was never adapted to deal with the local religions , kinship systems , meals , topography , fauna and flora . " ( de Souza , 1979 : 38 ) ... Lankan English , when acknowledged by its The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 20.
... English was never adapted to deal with the local religions , kinship systems , meals , topography , fauna and flora . " ( de Souza , 1979 : 38 ) ... Lankan English , when acknowledged by its The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 20.
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Manique Gunasekera. In the 21st century , the language uniting the elite is Sri Lankan English , although the elite is not happy to call it so . Happy in the belief that it is speaking British English , Sri Lanka's ... Sri Lankan English 24.
Manique Gunasekera. In the 21st century , the language uniting the elite is Sri Lankan English , although the elite is not happy to call it so . Happy in the belief that it is speaking British English , Sri Lanka's ... Sri Lankan English 24.
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... Sri Lanka , March 15 , 2000 ) 13 the refusal of speakers of " Not pot English " to absorb the features of Standard Sri Lankan English is to some extent , a refusal to give up their identity . He claims that some sounds of Standard Sri ...
... Sri Lanka , March 15 , 2000 ) 13 the refusal of speakers of " Not pot English " to absorb the features of Standard Sri Lankan English is to some extent , a refusal to give up their identity . He claims that some sounds of Standard Sri ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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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