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Title: | The issue of equality in Sri Lankan English |
Authors: | Wijewardana, A.S. |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Book of Abstracts, Annual Research Symposium 2014 |
Citation: | Annual Research Symposium,Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka; 2014 : 21p |
Abstract: | Sri Lankan English, the variety of English spoken by Sri Lankans including many bilinguals, deviates from Standard British English. ?Gatekeepers� of Sri Lankan English, a fraction of Sri Lankan academic populace recognize a variety of Sri Lankan English as the ?standard dialect� and disdain other variations as inferior ?non-standard dialects�. Absurdly, they argue about the number of dialects in Sri Lankan English regardless of the fact that SLE as it is a non-native variety of English language could not possess dialects. The criteria they follow in setting the ?standards� are vague and unjust. In fact, they tend to overlook the most common practices as deviations, label them as ?not-pot English� and ironically ignore the deviations in SSLE from SBE so that their social prestige may prolong and make a dramatic plea for international recognition for the variety of English they promote. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4828 |
Appears in Collections: | ARS - 2014 |
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