Sri Lankans Views On English In The Colonial And Post Colonial Eras

Author : Dr. Subathini Ramesh
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527547205
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sri Lankans' Views on English in the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras written by Dr. Subathini Ramesh and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book evaluates the views of different ethnic groups towards the English language in Sri Lanka for a period of almost two centuries. While a few studies have addressed the subject of English in Sri Lanka in a general way, there has been no research showing the specifics of English usage in the major ethnic communities of the country. This text considers notions and attitudes towards English that prevail in Sri Lanka today among writers, language planners, teachers and students, habitual speakers, and infrequent users, as well as elite and non-elite groups in the country. The book also examines colonial and postcolonial writings in three communities, namely the Sri Lankan diaspora and the Tamil and Sinhala communities.

Author : Manique Gunesekera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789556651164
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English written by Manique Gunesekera and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manique Gunasekera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English written by Manique Gunasekera and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nihal Perera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decolonizing Ceylon written by Nihal Perera and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nihal Perera
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Society And Space written by Nihal Perera and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here author Nihal Perera traces the historical construction of contemporary social space in Sri Lanka, through the lens of successively colonized and decolonized, then postcolonial spatial transformations. Perera argues that the politics governing the construction of space is of primary importance for those seeking to understand a particular society and culture.

Author : Alicia Schrikker
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900415602X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815 written by Alicia Schrikker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka in the period 1780 - 1815 provides a new over-all characterisation of the functioning and growth of the colonial state in a period of transition.

Author : Aribidesi Usman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107064600
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present written by Aribidesi Usman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Author : Corrie Decker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110710369X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Development in Africa written by Corrie Decker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging history of how the idea of development has shaped Africa's past and present encounters with the West.

Author : Daniel Schreier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108581382
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of World Englishes written by Daniel Schreier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plural form 'Englishes' conveys the diversity of English as a global language, pinpointing the growth and existence of a large number of national, regional and social forms. The global spread of English and the new varieties that have emerged around the world has grown to be a vast area of study and research, which intersects multiple disciplines. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of World Englishes from 1600 to the present day. Covering topics such as variationist sociolinguistics, pragmatics, contact linguistics, linguistic anthropology, corpus- and applied linguistics and language history, it combines discussion of traditional topics with a variety of innovative approaches. The chapters, all written by internationally acclaimed authorities, provide up-to-date discussions of the evolution of different Englishes around the globe, a comprehensive coverage of different models and approaches, and some original perspectives on current challenges.

Author : Joseph Errington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444329057
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linguistics in a Colonial World written by Joseph Errington and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world. Explores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule Traces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes Examines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference Brings new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century