The (old) emperor's new clothes. Recognizing the sociolinguistic
Rusiru Chitrasena
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The (old) emperor's new clothes. Recognizing the sociolinguistic "prestige" of Received Pronunciation in contemporary Sri Lankan society

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, , course: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Special Degree in English Studies, language: English, abstract: The present thesis is an attempt to recognize the sociolinguistic prestige of Received Pronunciation (RP) in contemporary Sri Lankan society, using attitudes, perceptions, and practices of habitual English users in Sri Lanka. Since this study approaches RP from a number of dimensions that are vital in a sociolinguistic study of an accent, this plurality of dimension is reflected in its metho...