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Use of Official Languages among Public Officers: A Case Study of Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat in Sri Lanka

Perera, M.A.D.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This research is concerned with the use of official languages among public officers with special reference to the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (DS) in Sri Lanka. Roughly Sri Lanka is concerned as a multilingual, multiethnic ...
Reading Disabilities (Dyslexia) and Difficulties as a Learning Problem: A Psycholinguistic Study

Wijesekara, J.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

'Reading' is a creative ability and it is a complex cognitive process relating to brain-cells with the functions of visual system or tactile. Knowledge on symbols in a language and semantic interpretation of those symbols ...
The Reasons behind Japanese – Sinhalese Cultural Translation Errors

Balasooriya, B.A.D.N. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Quality language translation aims to share the knowledge and bridge the communication with world. Recently the language translation has become one of the most in- demand job opportunities for foreign language learning ...
Quest for sustainability of Bilingual Education Programme in Sri Lanka: Lesson from Malaysia

Nanayakkara, P. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Bilingual Education Programme (BEP) in Sri Lanka , even after passing almost 15 years of age, still has its own challenges to meet. One of them is sustainability of the programme due to lack of clear and coherent policies. ...
Word Formation in Tamil Baby Talk

Wijeratne, W.M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This research is aimed at discovering the nature of the words used by Tamil children at the early stage of their language acquisition. Language is acquired by humans during the early part of their life. While acquiring a ...
Sustaining Bilingual Education Effectively in a Rural School

Samarawickrama, D.Y.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Main objective of bilingual education policy which replaced the English education in 2001 in Sri Lankan schools was promoting bilingualism and bi-literacy among the students while respecting and maintaining the value of ...
Using Poetry in Teaching English as a Second Language as a Means of Improving Language Production

Gunarathne, N.M.A.D.W.C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

With the intention of meeting the needs of English Language learners, Language teachers and instructors are trying to use different methods to improve the language skills of the students. It has been observed that the ...
A Study on the Translation Methods in Classical Sinhala Literature

Herath, H.M.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Practice of translation methods in Sri Lanka has been evident since the time of Arahat Mahinda thero‟s arrival in the third century BC. Indeed, classical Sinhala literature was founded in the translations of chronicles and ...
Syntax of Discourse Particles in English Spoken in the Middle East

Ghosh, R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The study of Discourse Particles in last two decades or so has brought syntax and pragmatics closely enough towards formulating a non-modular, substantive approach to linguistic analysis. However, its potential in definitive ...
Morphological Characteristics of Sri Lankan English: Some New Observations

Thumbowila, T.M.; Ghosh, R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This paper demonstrates how Sri Lankan English (SLE) has a unique lexical repertoire from distinct from other varieties of English used in the Asian subcontinent. It examines the contribution of morphology in developing a ...
Colour me…orange? : Incorporating Aspects of the Colourful Semantics Approach into English as a Second Language Lessons at Preschool

Hettiarachchi, S.; Walisundara, D.; Ranaweera, M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Among the challenges faced by Sri Lankan children learning English as an additional or second language is the accuracy of word order and vocabulary knowledge. The Colourful Semantics approach (Bryan, 2008) has been used ...
Chandas (Prosody) in Ayurveda: With Special Reference to Charaka Samhita

Molligoda, S.P.; Jayawardana, K.B. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This research is about Chandas in Ayurveda. Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas or limbs of Vedic studies. The study of Ayurveda as a Upaveda and Chandas as a Vedanga was collateral. The Chandas are developed by the ...
Two Types of Quirky-case Subjects in Involitive Constructions in Sinhala: A Study under Theta System Theory

Xiong, J. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Involitionality in Sinhala, as reflected in the verb morphology, usually has the subject marked with quirky (non-nominative) cases, which are either atin-marked or dative, as shown in (1) and (2). (1) a. laməya atin kooppe ...
Relationship between Mode of Assessment and Second Language Performance: An Analysis Based on the Student Performance in Advanced Level General English Paper

Dissanayake, S.A.R.R.P. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

General English paper, the paper for which the highest number of candidates (248482) appeared at GCE (A/L) examination in 2015, aimed at testing various language related abilities such as reading, vocabulary, grammar and ...
Sign Language Teaching for the Hearing Disabled

Thayanithy, K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Each and every speech community, all around the world use their own and unique language to communicate with one another. Like wise the people who have hearing and speaking disabilities use the sign language as a means of ...
English Language Teaching and Assessment Using ‘Big Blue Button & Moodle’: An Observation Study

Rajasekaran, V. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The main objective of the present research was to observe the impact of teaching and assessment using „Big Blue Button and Moodle‟. The research was conducted in VIT University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. The participants ...
The Language Used by Mahouts to Communicate with Captive Elephants in Mid Country of Sri Lanka

Subasinghe, S.A.M.T. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Elephants have served man all the way through ages in numerous ways, for man has captured and tamed them from wilds for his purposes. This report presents an analysis of the language used by mahouts to communicate with the ...
The Lack of the Sinhalese Language Literacy among the Students: A Case Study of a School in Kolonnawa Educational Division

Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sri Lanka has a commendable record for one of the highest literacy rates in the South East Asia. This achievement can be largely attributed to the free education system of the country which came into operation since 1945. ...
The Discrepancy between the Orthography and the Phonetic Representation of the Sinhalese Inscriptions: A Historical Linguistic Study

Assajithissa Thero, Kurupita (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sinhalese is a language which has a number of inscriptions helpful in studying its evolution. Its first inscriptions, as already known belong to the 3rd century B.C. Early inscriptions are known as Brahmi Inscriptions. ...
A Study on the Use of English in Second Language Writing Tasks

Shanmugayogini, R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Today informal writing has become very common in writing emails, text messages, and advertisements and in internet discourses. Language used in journals, short stories and in other literature is found to be more informal. ...

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