{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2000773449","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","title":"The maintenance of Sri Lankan languages in Australia \u2013 comparing the experience of the Sinhalese and Tamils in the homeland","display_name":"The maintenance of Sri Lankan languages in Australia \u2013 comparing the experience of the Sinhalese and Tamils in the homeland","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-06-06","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2000773449","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","mag":"2000773449"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S177839238","display_name":"Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development","issn_l":"0143-4632","issn":["0143-4632","1747-7557"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-3","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033038991","display_name":"Nirukshi Perera","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9933-7145","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9933-7145"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I56590836","display_name":"Monash University","ror":"https://ror.org/02bfwt286","country_code":"AU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I56590836"]}],"countries":["AU"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Nirukshi Perera","raw_affiliation_strings":["Linguistics Program, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Linguistics Program, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I56590836"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5033038991"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I56590836"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.2078,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":19,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92450865,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"36","issue":"3","first_page":"297","last_page":"312"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13727","display_name":"Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies","score":0.70169997215271,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3310","display_name":"Linguistics and Language"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13727","display_name":"Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies","score":0.70169997215271,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3310","display_name":"Linguistics and Language"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10265","display_name":"Multilingual Education and Policy","score":0.29350000619888306,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3310","display_name":"Linguistics and Language"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11640","display_name":"Linguistic Variation and Morphology","score":0.0010000000474974513,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3310","display_name":"Linguistics and Language"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/language-maintenance","display_name":"language maintenance","score":0.9900000095367432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/language-shift","display_name":"language shift","score":0.9710000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sri-lankan-migrants","display_name":"Sri Lankan migrants","score":0.949999988079071},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sinhalese","display_name":"Sinhalese","score":0.8849999904632568},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tamil","display_name":"Tamil language","score":0.8889999985694885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/language-policy","display_name":"language policy","score":0.6240000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ethnic-conflict","display_name":"ethnic conflict","score":0.5189999938011169},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/religiosity","display_name":"religiosity","score":0.6050000190734863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nationalism","display_name":"nationalism","score":0.7459999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-stance","display_name":"political stance","score":0.6420000195503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sri-lanka","display_name":"Sri Lanka","score":0.40400001406669617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/australia","display_name":"Australia","score":0.574999988079071}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140688305","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5885","display_name":"Tamil","level":2,"score":0.9083264470100403},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778880830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16513600","display_name":"Homeland","level":3,"score":0.8827779293060303},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137403100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41710","display_name":"Ethnic group","level":2,"score":0.6096142530441284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C46610780","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9089","display_name":"Hinduism","level":2,"score":0.5909426808357239},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39323472","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266961","display_name":"Language shift","level":2,"score":0.5125179290771484},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C556340858","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334451","display_name":"Language policy","level":2,"score":0.44688668847084045},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75699723","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748","display_name":"Buddhism","level":2,"score":0.44119638204574585},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.39288562536239624},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.39210474491119385},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107993555","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662673","display_name":"Gender studies","level":1,"score":0.3781276047229767},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.31476759910583496},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.2635962665081024},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.1952546238899231},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19165224","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23404","display_name":"Anthropology","level":1,"score":0.13781610131263733},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.07108452916145325},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.06641268730163574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.921185","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S177839238","display_name":"Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development","issn_l":"0143-4632","issn":["0143-4632","1747-7557"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-3","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/60951","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/60951/9/Perera_affiliation_statement.pdf.jpg","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402539","display_name":"ANU Open Research (Australian National University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I118347636","host_organization_name":"Australian National University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I118347636"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development","raw_type":"Journal article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","display_name":"Reduced inequalities","score":0.7099999785423279}],"study_designs":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study","display_name":"Observational Study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320971","display_name":"Monash University","ror":"https://ror.org/02bfwt286"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":26,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W72704071","https://openalex.org/W202900225","https://openalex.org/W417107229","https://openalex.org/W593191846","https://openalex.org/W597795671","https://openalex.org/W1524194708","https://openalex.org/W1977688222","https://openalex.org/W1981714727","https://openalex.org/W2000251350","https://openalex.org/W2002170365","https://openalex.org/W2023509960","https://openalex.org/W2026906152","https://openalex.org/W2034910313","https://openalex.org/W2053712013","https://openalex.org/W2063108142","https://openalex.org/W2065782084","https://openalex.org/W2067559839","https://openalex.org/W2104806625","https://openalex.org/W2116152358","https://openalex.org/W2149756465","https://openalex.org/W2491164133","https://openalex.org/W2625288786","https://openalex.org/W2777924921","https://openalex.org/W2925457472","https://openalex.org/W4245761420","https://openalex.org/W4301858615"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2067559839","https://openalex.org/W2983768538","https://openalex.org/W2322951636","https://openalex.org/W2467605235","https://openalex.org/W3173912475","https://openalex.org/W3037686505","https://openalex.org/W3131673295","https://openalex.org/W7221375195","https://openalex.org/W2206700119","https://openalex.org/W7029754579"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0,34,95],"the":[1,27,43,57,62,101,124,138,159,164],"study":[2,150],"of":[3,24,56,64,77,115,126,140,163],"language":[4,31,46,90,116,145,160,190],"maintenance":[5,32,47,117,146,161,191],"and":[6,66,80,107,137,147,195],"shift":[7],"for":[8,48,105],"migrant":[9],"groups":[10],"in":[11,26,42,52,118,143,178],"Australia,":[12],"scholars":[13],"have":[14],"tended":[15,187],"to":[16,60,111],"focus":[17,122],"on":[18,123,134],"how":[19,39],"personal":[20],"factors":[21,40],"or":[22,183],"aspects":[23],"life":[25],"host":[28],"society":[29],"shape":[30],"patterns.":[33],"this":[35,96],"study,":[36,97],"I":[37,98,121],"explore":[38,99],"originating":[41],"homeland":[44,103],"affect":[45],"Sri":[49,69],"Lankan":[50],"migrants":[51],"Australia.":[53],"The":[54],"aim":[55],"research":[58],"is":[59],"compare":[61],"experiences":[63,114],"Sinhalese":[65,194],"Tamil":[67,108],"migrants.":[68],"Lanka":[70],"has":[71],"suffered":[72],"through":[73],"over":[74],"three":[75,127],"decades":[76],"ethnic":[78,166,180],"unrest":[79],"civil":[81],"war":[82],"that":[83,152,172],"many":[84],"argue":[85],"was":[86,154],"sparked":[87],"by":[88],"a":[89],"policy":[91],"which":[92],"marginalised":[93],"Tamils.":[94,196],"whether":[100],"different":[102,113],"conditions":[104],"Sinhala":[106],"speakers":[109],"led":[110],"quantifiably":[112],"each":[119],"group.":[120],"interplay":[125],"\u2018homeland\u2019":[128],"factors:":[129],"experience":[130],"with":[131],"English,":[132],"stance":[133],"political":[135],"issues":[136],"role":[139],"individual":[141],"religiosity":[142],"determining":[144],"shift.":[148],"This":[149],"found":[151],"there":[153],"no":[155],"clear":[156],"difference":[157],"between":[158],"practices":[162],"two":[165],"groups,":[167],"but":[168],"it":[169],"did":[170],"show":[171],"those":[173],"who":[174],"were":[175],"more":[176],"devout":[177],"their":[179],"religion":[181],"(Hinduism":[182],"Buddhism)":[184],"and/or":[185],"nationalistic":[186],"towards":[188],"higher":[189],"across":[192],"both":[193]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-09-26T08:19:03.415552","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}