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... expression in Sri Lankan English , and reflects mixing languages for humorous effect . " Katha " means ' talk ' and " hina " means ' laughter or smile ' in Sinhalese . The expression " no katha no hina " reflects the bilingual ease with ...
... expression in Sri Lankan English , and reflects mixing languages for humorous effect . " Katha " means ' talk ' and " hina " means ' laughter or smile ' in Sinhalese . The expression " no katha no hina " reflects the bilingual ease with ...
Page 277
... expression is an example of language transfer from Sinhalese , and is used interchangeably with the Sinhalese expression , " pau vædee " , meaning ' poor thing . ' It is an expression of sympathy . 516. sinna dorai / sInnǝ // dorei / i ...
... expression is an example of language transfer from Sinhalese , and is used interchangeably with the Sinhalese expression , " pau vædee " , meaning ' poor thing . ' It is an expression of sympathy . 516. sinna dorai / sInnǝ // dorei / i ...
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... expression is judgemental and racist . 540 . thambili i . i . / tεmbili / " The thambili is ready but there's no one to put it in the car . " " Thambili " refers to king coconut nuts and to the juice inside them . It is a deliciously ...
... expression is judgemental and racist . 540 . thambili i . i . / tεmbili / " The thambili is ready but there's no one to put it in the car . " " Thambili " refers to king coconut nuts and to the juice inside them . It is a deliciously ...
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