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Manique Gunasekera. part of some English speakers in Colombo to share the spoils as it were . If English becomes the medium of instruction , English will gradually cease to be the privilege of the elite . Once again , there is uniformity ...
Manique Gunasekera. part of some English speakers in Colombo to share the spoils as it were . If English becomes the medium of instruction , English will gradually cease to be the privilege of the elite . Once again , there is uniformity ...
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... speakers of Standard Sri Lankan English only . By virtue of speaking English , one does not automatically belong to the class , which can open the ' linguistic gates ' to privilege . This is because of the perception shared by fluent ...
... speakers of Standard Sri Lankan English only . By virtue of speaking English , one does not automatically belong to the class , which can open the ' linguistic gates ' to privilege . This is because of the perception shared by fluent ...
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... English ' The majority of speakers of English in Sri Lanka , do not speak SSLE , resulting in a great deal of snobbishness being associated with the standard form . The majority speaks ' Not pot English , ' reflecting the tendency to ...
... English ' The majority of speakers of English in Sri Lanka , do not speak SSLE , resulting in a great deal of snobbishness being associated with the standard form . The majority speaks ' Not pot English , ' reflecting the tendency to ...
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