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... plural marker -s as in ' dhanes , salalihinas , nonas ' , denoting a productive rule of combining words from Sinhala or Tamil with the English plural marker . To sum up , the characters of this upper class may eat ' thosai and sambar ...
... plural marker -s as in ' dhanes , salalihinas , nonas ' , denoting a productive rule of combining words from Sinhala or Tamil with the English plural marker . To sum up , the characters of this upper class may eat ' thosai and sambar ...
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... plural noun meaning ' cuttlefish . ' The plural marker -s is not added in this case , possibly because of the Sinhalese suffix -o , which denotes animate plural nouns , The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 194.
... plural noun meaning ' cuttlefish . ' The plural marker -s is not added in this case , possibly because of the Sinhalese suffix -o , which denotes animate plural nouns , The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 194.
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... plural marker -o , but in Sri Lankan English the English plural marker -s is applied . It is a neutral term in Sri Lankan English . 524 . surey / suree / i . " He was feeling his surey throughout the match . " i . The " surey " is the ...
... plural marker -o , but in Sri Lankan English the English plural marker -s is applied . It is a neutral term in Sri Lankan English . 524 . surey / suree / i . " He was feeling his surey throughout the match . " i . The " surey " is the ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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