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  • A Comparative Analysis on Cases in Sinhalese and Tamil Languages 
    Hearth, H.M.N.D.; Ranathunga, R.A.U.M.; Amarasooriya, Y.W.S.N. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The Sinhalese language which belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and the Tamil language which belongs to the Dravidian language family have been co-existing and interacting in different social situations and contexts ...
  • Dearth of Translators Impedes the Implementation of Official Languages Policy. 
    Subramaniam, A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The dearth of qualified translators and interpreters is a major hurdle to the implementation of the official languages policy, with a pressing need for them in courts, provincial councils and local authorities. The cadre ...
  • The Difficulties Related to Cases Encountered by Sinhalese Native Speakers in Learning Tamil as a Second Language 
    Yomali, G.; Dissananyake, S.; Jayathissa, H. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Many Sinhalese native speakers learn Tamil as a second language. However speakers of Sinhalese language often make mistakes while learning Tamil. The aim of the research is to bring into discussion the problem faced by ...
  • The Impact of Tamil Lexicon on the Sinhalese Language 
    Bandara, H.M.S.M.; Pathmasiri, P.S.S.; de Silva, Y.G.H.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sinhalese and Tamillanguages are used as official languages in Sri Lanka. It is apparent that both these languages have had a great amount of influence on each other. Linguistics borrowing into both languages can be ...
  • The Influence of Sinhalese Dative Case suffix /-ʈə/ in Learning Tamil as a Second Language in Sri Lanka: A Case Study 
    Srikantharajah, S. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Sri Lanka is a multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. Sinhalese and Tamil Languages are regarded as national languages by the two major linguistics communities: Sinhalese and Tamils. Teaching of Second National Language ...
  • Lexical Differences between Tamil and Sri Lankan Tamil 
    Palanirajan, G. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The aim of the study is to analyse reciprocal comprehension between Tamil and Sri Lankan Tamil native speakers. The languages Tamil and Sri Lankan Tamil are commonly regarded as two particularly closely related members of ...
  • Negombo Fishermen’s Tamil and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu: Two Sinhala-Influenced Dravidian Minority Dialects from the Sinhalese Heartland 
    Bonta, S.C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Negombo Fishermen‘s Tamil (hereafter NFT) and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu (hereafter SLGT) are two less-studied Dravidian dialects from very different sociological contexts in majority Sinhalese areas of Sri Lanka. Both of ...
  • Past Tense in Jaffna Tamil and Sinhala: A Contrastive Study 
    Senthuran, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sri Lankan nation consists of varied cultures, languages and religions. Tamil and Sinhala are the major languages spoken in Sri Lanka. Sinhala belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and Tamil belongs to the Dravidian ...
  • Present tense in spoken Tamil and Sinhala: A comparative analysis 
    Anusha, S. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Syntax differs from one language to another. The second language learners find it hard to understand the syntax of the language they learn when it differs from the syntax found in their mother tongue. Thus, the similarities ...
  • Tenses in Tamil and Sinhalese in Written Language 
    Maithripalal, H.K.D.P.B.; Mallawaarachchi, M.A.S.P.K.; Kaushalya, A.S.R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Tarnil and Sinhalese are the major languages in Sri Lanka. Sinhalese belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and Tamil belongs to the Dravidian language family. Tenses play a main role in a language. Tenses express the ...
  • War and Terrorism in Sri Lanka. 
    Munasinghe, P.A.A.D. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    War is so common in the world today, and especially in the third world countries. Many countries in the world are engulfed by war. Civil war, ethnic war, cold war, identity wars have been the cause of ruining human ...

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