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... morphological processes and language change discussed below . 4. Morphological processes of Sri Lankan English A. Borrowing There are many borrowings in Sri Lankan English , and as a morphological process ... morphological change are included ...
... morphological processes and language change discussed below . 4. Morphological processes of Sri Lankan English A. Borrowing There are many borrowings in Sri Lankan English , and as a morphological process ... morphological change are included ...
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... morphological process tends to be used to form verbs with negative meanings only . This process seems useful to capture sounds such as " kichibichi " meaning ' giggles ' and " chus " a sound of annoyance to form verbs . A similar ...
... morphological process tends to be used to form verbs with negative meanings only . This process seems useful to capture sounds such as " kichibichi " meaning ' giggles ' and " chus " a sound of annoyance to form verbs . A similar ...
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... morphological process , but is not as common as " to put ... " " To give the vadee " means to harass somebody . c . Another English word which has a distinctive Sri Lankan meaning is the word " men " . This is used as a marker of ...
... morphological process , but is not as common as " to put ... " " To give the vadee " means to harass somebody . c . Another English word which has a distinctive Sri Lankan meaning is the word " men " . This is used as a marker of ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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