Englishes: Sri Lankan English

Sri Lankan English (SLE)
by Piramila Ramesh-Rabeenthiran
Module: Englishes
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Sri Lankan English (SLE)
by Piramila Ramesh-Rabeenthiran
Module: Englishes

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Sri Lanka
  • South Asia
  • Ceylon (until 1972)
  • Sinhala (74%) and Tamil (24%)
  • English  > link language

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

British colonisation
  • 1796 - 1948 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Do you think that English is an official language in Sri Lanka?
Yes
No

Slide 4 - Poll

English in Sri Lanka
English is not an official language in Sri Lanka anymore. 
- Administration
- Legal system
The official language of the government was English until 1956.


Source: http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/07/02/fea03.asp

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Sri Lankan English (SLE)
- British English and vernaculars Sinhala and Tamil

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

The outer circle

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Which diaspora/circle does Sri Lankan English (SLE) belong to?
A
First diaspora, the expanding circle
B
Second diaspora, the outer circle
C
The inner circle

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

Sri Lankan English (SLE)
  • British English and vernaculars Sinhala and Tamil
  • SSLE
  • Schneider's Dynamic model - 5 phases (2010)
  • Fourth phase: Endonormative stabilisation 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

0

Slide 10 - Video

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Sri Lankan English (SLE)
  • Sri Lankan English as a homogenous variety -
different varieties

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Grammar
  • Replacing a tag question with 'no'. E.g. ''You'll come, no?''
  • The “doubling of the adjectives for emphasis” or to indicate an amount. E.g. “He went to different different places” 
  • Omission of the definite article, e.g.  “Let’s go to city.”
  • The “use of ‘also’ instead of ‘and’ or ‘both’.” E.g., “The driver is new. He is driving fast also,”
  • Change of the word order in questions, e.g. ''Why they are here?''

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Lexis

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

What is the Sri Lankan
name of these delicious
savoury snacks?
A
pastries
B
pastels
C
empanadas
D
patties

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

/petrol station
settee
junction (any place along a road which has one or more shops)
plain tea


ladies' fingers

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Pronunciation 
Difficulty to pronounce certain sounds, because they don't exist in Sinhala or Tamil. 

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Pronunciation
  • No to less aspiration after /p/, /t/, and /k/, e.g. pull
  • Dental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/ are replaced with  dental plosives /t/ and /d/. The phoneme/ð/ in the word “these” turns into /d/ and the phoneme /θ/ in the word “thin” turns into /t/.
  • Pronunciation of /v/ and /w/, e.g. welcome

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Slide 19 - Video

Prosody
Word stress - advertisement, development
Flatter intonation
Rhythm, 

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Slide 21 - Video

Social status
  • Social advancement;  
  • Higher levels of society;
  • Bilingual;
  • Westernized middle class, who live in towns;
  • Burgher community 
Source: https://www.elanka.com.au/the-dutch-burghers-and-english-voices-of-survivors/

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Social status - Education
English medium - international schools
A/L levels
Prestige


Slide 23 - Tekstslide

What is this called in SLE?

A
dickie
B
car boot
C
booty
D
trunk

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

Future
  • Sri Lankan English is becoming popular 
  • Government's campaign: Speak English Our Way  

Slide 25 - Tekstslide

Sources
https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/british-english-vs-srilankan-english-which-more-acceptable-srilanka
https://rcuocfmf.com/2021/01/evolution-and-current-status-of-sri-lankan-english-and-teaching-english-as-a-second-language.html
Gunasekera, M. (2005). The Postcolonial Identity of Sri Lankan English. Colombo: Katha Publishers.
Jehan Ratnatunga (''jehanr''). (2012). How to speak Sri Lankan. 23 Oktober 2012. 5 April 2021.<https://www.youtube.com/watchv=O9pRfd_j2D4>
Kandiah, T. (1981) Lankan English schizoglossia, English World-Wide (2): 63-81. 



Slide 26 - Tekstslide