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  • The Relevance of the Word - for - Word Translation Method 
    Wijesinghe, W.R.A.I.D.; Jayasinghe, D.S.H.; Fernando, I.S.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Peter Newmark had given an in depth analysis on the subject area of translation. In 1998 in the book of "A text book of translation" he had given an acceptable definition on language translation and 8 methods of translating ...
  • A Study on the Problems Occurred in Novel Translation 
    Sanjaya, G.; Senaratne, T.; Thathsarani, U. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Translation is the comprehension of the meaning of the text and the subsequent production on an equivalent text that communicates the same message in another language. In this translation process translators definitely ...
  • A Study on Translating Idioms from English to Sinhalese 
    Nanayakkara, A.; Nagodawithana, A.; Madhusanka, C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Every language has its peculiar turns of expression. The peculiar uses of particular words and phrases which have become stereotyped by usage are known as the idioms of a language. It is generally agreed that idiomatic ...
  • 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 ...
  • Translation as a Method of Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language 
    Kankanange, S.; de Silva, M.; Jayaweera, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Translation is considered as a traditional methodology of teaching and learning a foreign language as a second language. It encourages the L2 learner to think in one language and transform into another by acting as a ...
  • The Uplifting of Native Language of Kenya under the Influence of Colonial Language Planning 
    Sooriyaarachchil, S.A.S.T.; Senadheera, R.H. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Language is one of the prominent resources that should be planned for the sociopolitical wellbeing of a multi-lingual and multi-ethnic country. This research focuses on the language planning of Kenya, a country in Africa. ...
  • Weaknesses of Google Translation; A Study Based on Sinhalese and English Languages 
    Wijesinghe, A.; Kaluarachchi, S.S.; Weerangani, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The process of translating words or text from one language into another is known as translation. It communicates the meaning of a source language text into a target language. It is used for legal, official, literary works ...

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