English and Sinhala Bilingualism in Sri Lanka.

Fernando, Chitra

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ179338

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1977

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

English and Sinhala Bilingualism in Sri Lanka

Fernando, Chitra

Language in Society, 6, 3, 341-60, Dec 77

The study describes the language situation of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and examines the factors governing the language choice of Sinhalese bilinguals while attempting to correlate such factors with domains and role relations. (Author/HP)

Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Pluralism, English, Linguistic Theory, Singhalese, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: Sri Lanka

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A