JOURNAL ARTICLE

The struggle for a multilingual future: Youth and education in Sri Lanka.

  • Published In: Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2023, v. 33, n. 1. P. 94 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: LaDousa, Chaise 3 of 3

Abstract

While some government schools are bilingual (Sinhala/Tamil, Sinhala/English, or Tamil/English) or trilingual (Sinhala/Tamil/English), the vast majority of them are monolingual (Sinhala or Tamil medium). Outside of school, Tamil marks interactions among students generally, in contrast to what seems to be assumed by the students to be a Sinhala public space. The three domains point to various ways in which Tamil speakers anticipate that others will receive the language, causing the Tamil speakers to use Sinhala or remain silent. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. 2023/05, Vol. 33, Issue 1, p94
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1055-1360
  • DOI:10.1111/jola.12381
  • Accession Number:163949650
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