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... Classism When discussing the issue of language mixing and the develop- ment of Standard Sri Lankan English , the question of classism arises . The social class associated with Standard Sri Lankan English represents many sociolinguistic ...
... Classism When discussing the issue of language mixing and the develop- ment of Standard Sri Lankan English , the question of classism arises . The social class associated with Standard Sri Lankan English represents many sociolinguistic ...
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... classism or homogeneity is apparent when the term Ceylonese is used , as in Thwaites ' short stories ( Thwaites , 1999 ... classist than racist . 14 " . Otherwise , we will replace a British Raj with a Sinhala Raj and then we Tamils will ...
... classism or homogeneity is apparent when the term Ceylonese is used , as in Thwaites ' short stories ( Thwaites , 1999 ... classist than racist . 14 " . Otherwise , we will replace a British Raj with a Sinhala Raj and then we Tamils will ...
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... classism " as unfair opinions based on social class , especially the belief that one's own class is the best , ( Longman , 1992 ) , reflects the notion of classism , which governs the attitudes towards the varieties of English used in ...
... classism " as unfair opinions based on social class , especially the belief that one's own class is the best , ( Longman , 1992 ) , reflects the notion of classism , which governs the attitudes towards the varieties of English used in ...
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