Browsing by Subject "Sri Lankan English"

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Attitudes towards Sri Lankan English lexis and grammar

Perera, N. (Department of English, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In Sri Lanka, English has long been a language of authority granting access to the higher classes of society. However deviating from the “British” standards and speaking Sri Lankan English is not always regarded in a ...
Attitudes towards Sri Lankan English: An Attitudinal Survey in a University Context

Karunanayake, S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Sri Lankan English makes sense for anyone who had resided in Sri Lanka. In the words of Michael Meyler, "Sri Lankan English is the language spoken and understood by those Sri Lankans who speak English as their first language, ...
Awareness and the Attitudes towards Sri Lankan English among Undergraduates

Ariyasinghe, D. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This study examines dialects 1-3 based on the pronunciation of the back vowels in the typology of Sri Lankan English (SLE) by Siromi Fernando (2006) across the selected phonemes /ei/, /z/, /θ/, /ʒ/ and /oʊ/. The methodology ...
Can Redda be worn by men? A review of A Dictionary of Sri Lankan English.

Hettiarachchi, H.V.A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)

Sri Lankan English (SLE) is regarded as a newly Institutionalized variety of English, with its unique, phonological, morphological, syntactic features capable of representing the unique socio-cultural and linguistic ...
The Changing Composition: Are Young SLE Speakers Familiar with Youtube Slang?

Perera, N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sri Lankan English (SLE) has been widely used by native SLE speakers for several decades. So far, SLE was believed to be influenced by the vernacular languages of the country, which consists of, but not limited to, ...
Dialectal Variations of Sri Lankan English due to Mother Tongue Influence of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim

Pathirana, R.V.A.R.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Dialect is a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by minimal lexical, grammatical, phonological or vocabulary, specially a way of speaking differences from the standard variety of the language. Sri Lankan ...
Diversity in the Varieties of Global English Used in the Current Ethnic Setting of Sri Lanka, from an Ecological Perspective

Abeysena, H. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper explores the unique nature of super diversity in the varieties of English spoken in the current ethnic setting of Sri Lanka. Since, historically Sri Lanka has been colonized thrice respectively by the Portuguese, ...
Features of Sri Lankan English or Leaner Errors? An Investigative Study of the Attitudinal Behaviour of English Speakers in Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, H.V.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

The significance of the concepts of ‘language standards’ and ‘standard languages’ can be understood through the way in which language ideologies have affected the society’s perception of institutionalized varieties of ...
An insider perspective on Michael Meyler’s codification of Sri Lankan English Vocabulary: Towards a broadening of the standard.

Hettiarachchi, H. V. A. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH), 2017 Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)

Defined as “the language used by Sri Lankans who choose to use English for whatever purpose in Sri Lanka” (Gunesekera. 2005, P.11), Sri Lankan English is regarded as a newly institutionalized variety of English, with its ...
The Kaduwa of today: Sri Lankan English – its acceptance and attitudes towards variation

Perera, M.C.N. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In Sri Lanka, English has long been a language of authority granting access to the higher classes of society. Hence it is referred to by the colloquial appellation kaduwa, meaning ‘the sword’. However the English that ...
Lexical Features and Variations of Sri Lankan English in Sri Lankan Internet Memes

Nilesm, J.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The emergence and validation of New Englishes is often assessed within the framework of the „Dynamic Model of the Evolution of New Englishes‟ developed by Edgar Schneider (2003; 2007) in which New Englishes are formed by ...
Productive Strategies of Generating Neologisms in Sri Lankan Print Media

Gunawardana, A.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Language mirrors the changes and development of present society. English language, especially, is spoken widely all over the world and survives the evolution in society by frequent addition of new vocabulary to meet its ...
The significance of the English language errors made by tourist guides in Sri Lanka

Jayavindi, A.M.S.; Jayasinghe, D.N.P.; Dissanayake, D.M.R.N.; Shavoni, D.P.N.; Jayathilaka, G.R.A.P.; Fernando, W.D.M. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

In Sri Lanka, this has become the subject of extensive research as tourism in Sri Lanka is one of the largest foreign exchange earners. Within the industry the role of a tour guide is indispensable in value with regard to ...
Sri Lankan English (SLE) over the years: Evolution of the SLE vocabulary over two generations of SLE speakers

Perera, N.; Weerasooriya, T. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sri Lankan English (SLE) has unique phonological, morphological, lexical and syntactic features which have gradually developed since the introduction of English in Sri Lanka. Vocabulary is one of the first features to be ...
A Study on the Awareness of Sri Lankan English among Undergraduates.

Karunanayake, S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)

Michael Meyler (2007) defines Sri Lankan English as “the language spoken and understood by those Sri Lankans who speak English as their first language, and/or who are bilingual in English and Sinhala or Tamil”. Although ...

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