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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Relevance of the Morphological Concepts Root, Stem and Base in the Structural Analysis of Sinhalese Words. 
    Randula, K. K. G. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The term piyewi (prəkṛti) appearing in traditional Sinhalese grammars refers to an element operating within word structure. It is a morphological extraction which has not been properly defined in any of the traditional ...
  • Reliability of Google translate in English to Sinhalese Translation. 
    Gunasinghe, M.P.D. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Translations, throughout the past, have been done by the human translators; but today, along with the technology, keeping a step ahead, the human translators are being replaced by machine translators. Systran‟s translation ...
  • A Research on Applying the 'Liushu Theory' on Teaching Chinese Characters to Sri Lankan Student. 
    Fernando, K. D. K. D. T. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Starting from the year 2004, the students who are learning Chinese in Sri Lanka have gradually increased. Among the problems observed among the learners, the main problem was the inadequacy of study resources including ...
  • A Review of Chinese Language Teaching in Sri Lanka. 
    Jing, L. G. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Chines, is one of the most popularly studied languages in 21st century. It is becoming Esperanto around the world today. According to the survey, more than 100 million people all over the world are learning Chinese. The ...
  • Rhythm and Tonic Expression of the Language Pronunciation; Yapahuwa Regional Dialect 
    Jinadasa, M.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Objective of this study is to identify the tonic and rhythmic communications with special reference to Yapahuwa regional dialect. Communication and performance theory and phonology theory are instrumental in analyzing ...
  • Role Models and Language Learning Choices - a Case Study 
    Lokugamage, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Japanese language has been taught in Sri Lanka for the past 35 years and yet the occupational pathways for the speakers of the language are highly limited. Most of those who specialise in the language tend to teach in ...
  • Role of Classroom Interaction on the Improvement of English Language Speaking Skill at the University of Jaffna 
    Patrick, D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The aim of this study is to explore a suitable technique in teaching speaking skill of English as a second language among the first year students of the Faculty of Science at the University of Jaffna. The participant ...
  • The Role of Orthography in Dyslexia 
    Pandey, K.K.; Jha, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The objective of the paper is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the syllabic and alpha-syllabic writing system and the role of grapheme to phoneme conversion among dyslexic children. Researches in the area of ...
  • The Role of Psycholinguistics Knowledge in Improving Proficiency in L2 
    Ravindran, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    During the last two decades listening comprehension has received considerable attention, in the fields of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and second language pedagogy. Listening is a complex cognitive process, in ...
  • Satirical News Papers in Sri Lanka: Language and Effectivity 
    Madushanka, H.A.G. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The role played by the satirical newspapers in the current society has become significant due to its unique features, especially the language of humour through which the current affairs are communicated to the general ...
  • SATS: A Computer Aided Translation Engine. 
    Kumara, I.; Mohomad, N.; Sarveswaran, K. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Computer used language translation is a controversial subject. Even though many research studies have been done in this area of study, still there are no machine translation systems available for Sinhala – Tamil – English ...
  • Second Language Anxiety among Undergraduates of Three Sri Lankan Universities 
    Siriwardena, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    A considerable number of second language learners suffer from language anxiety when they enter the second language classroom. Most of them express their anxiety of the language in different forms, to the extent that students ...
  • Segmentation of Chunks in Developing a Mental Lexico-Syntactic System: A Case Study Based on A Young Second Language Learner. 
    Dissanayake, S. A. R. R. P. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    There is growing evidence in the field of psycholinguistics that children are sensitive to the properties of multi-word combinations of building blocks, which include multi-word chunks. These chunks, when used in early ...
  • Sentimental Analysis Based on Sinhala Language Social Media Updates 
    Vasanthapriyan, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The World Wide Web plays a critical role in collecting public opinion where these opinions play an important role in making business decisions. For factual and subjective information about companies and products, analysts ...
  • Short-term Training and Continuous Feedback:A New Approach to Train English Language Teachers. 
    Sandya, B. M.; Atchuthan, Y. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Even though the universities, teacher-training colleges, and other higher education institutions in Sri Lanka produce trained English language teachers annually, they are unable to fulfill the country‟s entire education ...
  • The Sidath Sangara: A Diachrony - Embedded - Synchronic Grammar 
    Premaratne, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The Sidath Sangara (SS.) is the earliest existing Sinhala grammatical treatise. Scholars attribute it to the thirteenth century. Monastics schools (Pirivena) and other indigenous education traditions have been using it as ...
  • 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 ...

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