Citation:Lasika, S.R. 2015. The Pioneer revelation of Mudliyar W. F. Gunawardhana about the grammatical rules and strategies of Sinhala language, p. 115, In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2015 University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, (Abstract), 339 pp.
Date:2015
Abstract:
Mudliyar W. F. Gunawardhana was a renowned scholar who plays a prominent role in
uplifting the sphere of language studies in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a period
which marked the lack of qualified scholars who were engaged in the field of classical
Sinhala grammar. Mudliyar W. F. Gunawardhana‘s contribution is a remarkable in because
he was a pioneer in revealing the strategies and rules of the classical Sinhala grammar. The
standard acceptance is that honour should be given to Munidasa Kumarathunga as the frontier
who revealed the above mentioned grammatical rules. Yet through his work which comprises
editions of classical grammar Mudliyar W. F. Gunawardhana revealed very interesting
concepts before the emergence of Munidasa Kumarathunga. In this study an attempt has been
to analyse theories forwarded by Mudliyar W. F. Gunawardhana on the classical Sinhala
grammar. Literature related to the subject area of Sinhala grammar written by Mudliyar W. F.
Gunawardhana and Munidasa Kumarathunga.
