Symposia & Conferences: Recent submissions

  • Plurilingual Competence and Construction of Linguistic Identity:A Study on Sri Lankan Students Following French Studies in University of Kelaniya. 
    Rodrigo, J.S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The study of identity is pertinent to Language Sciences since language shapes the individual‟s perception of the world and his relationship to his social network. A linguistic repertoire containing multiple languages could ...
  • An Error Analysis on Chinese Conjunctions by Undergraduates. 
    Rathnayake, D. M. A. S. P. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    This paper aims to discuss the history of Chinese conjunctions with emphasis on the four periods of history, namely, the ancient, the medieval, the modern and the transition from modern to present times. Firstly, the ...
  • Diagnosis of Prevalent Metacognitive Strategies among ESL Learners. 
    Rathnayake, W. M. P.Y. B. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The way in which learners of English as a second language (ESL) acquire language has been one of the seminal areas of investigation in language pedagogy which can effectively make an impact in attempts to materialize optimum ...
  • 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 ...
  • Intercommunication of Culture through Translation: A Linguistic Study on the French Translation of Martin Wickramasinghe‟s „Viragaya‟. Ranasinghe, D.S.B. (2017). Intercommunication of Culture through Translation: A Linguistic Study on the French Translation of Martin Wickramasinghe‟s „Viragaya‟. 
    Ranasinghe, D.S.B. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Translation is a mode of communication between cultures. The translator transfers the meaning of the original text to the target text. In fact, translation eliminates the difficulties of communication between languages and ...
  • Diglossia in the Sinhala Language as a Positive Feature. 
    Rajapakshe, E.R. M. W. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Diglossia is defined as the situation where two very different varieties of a language co-occur throughout a speech community, each with a distinct range of social functions. Sociolinguists usually talk in terms of a High ...
  • Implementing Communicative Language Teaching at Tertiary Level:A Case Study. 
    Rajakumar, T. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The English language, which is taught as a second language in Sri Lanka from the primary level is not considered as a compulsory subject in the secondary level education or at the Advance level Examination. Therefore, ...
  • Physical and Psychological Causes Related to Stammering. 
    Premakumara, L. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Speech and language development problems are very common among children. Among them, stammering occupies a central position in the sphere of fluency disorders. The term stammering is most commonly associated with involuntary ...
  • Sinhala „wage‟ as an Epistemic Modal. 
    Ponnamperuma, T. R. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    "wage‟ is the semantic resemblance of „seem‟ in English. Therefore, can one categorize "wage‟ as a raising predicate? The construction known as subject-to-subject raising, proposed for verbs such as seem or appear, relates ...
  • Stance-Taking in Sinhala Discourse. 
    Perera, K. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Stance – or stance-taking - is a robust area of study in discourse that has been little applied in Sinhala. Stance is the study of linguistic resources used to express the speaker‟s emotions, attitudes, evaluation of and ...
  • A Study on the Language Planning Situation in British Colonial Ceylon. 
    Perera, A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Language is one of the prominent resources that should be planned for the socio-political well-being of a multilingual and multi-ethnic country. This study intends to examine the Colonial Period Language Planning of Ceylon, ...
  • Two Word Orders or One: An Investigation of Code-Blending in HKSL-Cantonese Bimodal Bilinguals. 
    Perera, L. S. S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Bimodal bilingualism is one of the rarely explored areas in bilingualism. It allows simultaneous production of two languages, which distinguishes it from unimodal approach. This paper attempts to make some adjustment of ...
  • A Comparative Study of Odia and Kui Morphology. 
    Penthoi, G. C. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Kui (ISO639-3 Code „Kxu‟) is a language spoken by Kondh or Kondha /Kɔndhɔ/ tribe. Majority of the Kui-speaking Kondhs live in the hilly and forested areas of South and central Odisha especially in the undivided districts ...
  • Perspective of the Post Advanced Level Students towards Second Language (L2) Speaking Anxiety. 
    Peiris, A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    As observed, students in ESL classrooms find speaking as one of the most challenging tasks even though they had been studying the language for almost 13 years. There are some students who fear the word “speech”, and ...
  • Gendered Language: A Review of Available Literature. 
    Pathirana, U. P. N. N. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The most significant difference between human beings is the gender difference. Therefore, people of different genders will have their own gender characteristics, which leads to the gender differences in language. This study ...
  • Teachers' Role When Using Games in the ESL Classroom for Sri Lankan Young Adults: A Case Study on Perceptions and Practices of Teachers. 
    Pandithasundera, H. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Catering to students with various learning styles in a language classroom is a challenging task for teachers. Therefore, according to Gardner's Multiple Intelligence theory (1983) teachers should consider selecting techniques ...
  • Brief Study on the Practical Use, Importance and Specific Variations of the Kansai Dialect in Contemporary Japanese Language. 
    Pallewatta, A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    When considering Japanese language as a second language, all textbooks and educational tools generally focus only on the standard Japanese language which is also known as the language spoken in Tokyo. Therefore, non-Japanese ...
  • First Language Interference: “Like” as in /wæni/. 
    Nadakumara, U.A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Utilization of prepositions, among the learners of English as the second language, has been a much debated and researched topic in the field of linguistics. Abundant linguistic research is conducted upon the quotidian ...
  • Learning out of the Classroom: An Effective Way to Achieve the Communicative Goals of Teaching German as a Foreign Language. 
    Nanayakkara, K. A. D. N. S. A. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    This paper focuses on „learning outside the classroom‟ as an effective method to achieve the communication goals in foreign language learning. Conducting learning activities in appropriate conditions beyond the walls of ...
  • Analogies in Jaffna Tamil Dialect - A Linguistics Perception with Nannuul. 
    Mohan, S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The languages, which evolve with the trend, survive for long. The languages, which could not cope-up with the trend, are distorted. In this respect, Tamil language is the most cherished and antique language among the ...

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