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Page 68
... politicians and their followers sat on the road causing a major traffic block . ( Daily Mirror , page 3 , October 27 , 2004 ) It is interesting that in the first box , the The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 68.
... politicians and their followers sat on the road causing a major traffic block . ( Daily Mirror , page 3 , October 27 , 2004 ) It is interesting that in the first box , the The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English 68.
Page 209
... road . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English refers to a sari worn on the hips , and can be used simply as " hipster " . 214 . hiramanee / hirǝmǝnee / i . " She came looking for a hiramanee for the Avurudda . " i . This borrowing from ...
... road . " i . This word in Sri Lankan English refers to a sari worn on the hips , and can be used simply as " hipster " . 214 . hiramanee / hirǝmǝnee / i . " She came looking for a hiramanee for the Avurudda . " i . This borrowing from ...
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... road trip is considered " pa- rangiya Kotte giya vagee " . " Parangiya " is a term used to mean ' the Portuguese , ' " Kotte " was the capital and " giya vagee " means ' going like . ' It is interesting that this phrase is preceded by ...
... road trip is considered " pa- rangiya Kotte giya vagee " . " Parangiya " is a term used to mean ' the Portuguese , ' " Kotte " was the capital and " giya vagee " means ' going like . ' It is interesting that this phrase is preceded by ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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