ir first language, and for a great number of others, who are multi-lingual, it is probably be the second. And while many of the older generation that grew up during the British Raj still use archaic convoluted "British sentences, most of the younger educated generation is very familiar and comfortable with the American usage. This is mainly due to the influence of American TV programming, like MTV; though the fact that most of the Internet's content is also in American English has also played a part. Other examples are the TV soaps like The Bold and Beautiful, and Sunset Beach which have a huge fan following besides, Hollywood movies and American music. And no one can deny the socio-economic advantages that the knowledge of English brings. Even in the literary world, English bears the mark of socio-economic distinction. The English language is a tool of power, domination and elitist identity, and of communication across continents (Kachru, 1983)Conclusion The aim of this paper was to trace the development and emergence of a variety of English as spoken by the Daudi Bohras of Sri Lanka. This is because language is the key to a culture and therefore understanding the specifics of a variety of English spoken by a distinct group of people is a way of unlocking some of that segments culture and identity. Historically most South Asian varieties of English have been influenced by the colonisation and British English, which was brought into the nations along with the impact of the British Imperialism. Thus the main objective of the paper was to unlock the history and heritage of the Daudi Bohra community in Sri Lanka through the tracing of their specific variety of English....
