IPRC - 2015: Recent submissions

  • Negombo Fishermen’s Tamil and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu: Two Sinhala-Influenced Dravidian Minority Dialects from the Sinhalese Heartland 
    Bonta, S.C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Negombo Fishermen‘s Tamil (hereafter NFT) and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu (hereafter SLGT) are two less-studied Dravidian dialects from very different sociological contexts in majority Sinhalese areas of Sri Lanka. Both of ...
  • Morphology and Utility today of the 18thcentury Temple on pillars (TämpitaVihāras) of Sri Lanka 
    Dissanayaka, G.R. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The structures built on a wooden platform resting on short granite pillars or stumps reflect a unique type of image house from the 17th to 19th centuries called TämpitaVihāras. The Samkathana Projecton documenting evidences ...
  • Methods Followed in Translating Drama Songs 
    de Silva, W.T.C.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    A drama is a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue. It is typically designed for theatrical performance. ...
  • Malayalam Translations of the Qur’an: A Methodological Analysis 
    Hudawi, M.S.H.; Muneer, K.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The question of translatability of the Qur‘an from its ‗unique‘ Arabic text into other languages is one of the most controversial and enduring themes of Qur‘anic Studies and continues to undergo scholarly disputes from ...
  • Literature as an inspiration for scientific thinking: An Investigation 
    Silva, S.U.T. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Literature is defined as a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic ...
  • Linguistic Constraints on Tamil-English Code-Mixing 
    Sanmuganathan, K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In situations of language contact, the point of contact is the bilingual individual, and there are usually at least two interacting language groups, each representing different cultural and linguistic groups. When languages ...
  • Life Narratives of the Lankan Other: An Exploratory Study of the Jaffna Community in ‘Project I Am’ 
    Willarachchi, D.D.L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Life narrative is a comparatively novel field of interest in Sri Lanka though life narratives are always woven into the socio-political fabric of the nation. In the Sri Lankan context biography and autobiography have ...
  • Learning as a Factor of Influence in Fashion 
    Ranathung, G.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Learning has been a pivotal tool in influence in fashion since early history. A former society in Sri Lanka (Kandyan Era from 15th century to 1815) was investigated and analysed to understand how learning affected in ...
  • Language matters: an analysis of the language of disability within selected political speeches of the elections of 2015 in Sri Lanka 
    Hettiarachchi, S.; Ranaweera, M.; Walisundara, D.; Daskon-Attanayake, L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Introduction: Arguably, language has the power to formulate, promote, uphold or deter stereotypes. Politically, this year was significant in its representation of persons with disabilities within the electoral system. ...
  • Integrating Computer Assisted Language Learning in the English as a Second Language Class Room 
    YapaArachchi, Y.A.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The rapid advancement of technology has changed the way the world operates. Technology has invaded the every facet of human lives. Reformation of various kinds is taking place in the field of educationdue to modern ...
  • Individual Health care and vinaya regulations in Buddhism 
    Rajapaksha, R.M.J.K.; Prasanthi, H.M.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This paper draws attention on individual health and vinaya regulations. The medicine is one of the essential parts of the basic human needs. According to Buddhism basic needs can be divided in to four parts. They are ...
  • Impact of the proficiency in English language on the students‟ performance in their main subjects 
    Alahakoon, P.P.; Udeshinee, W.A.; Peiris, A.E. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    As ESL teachers at Sri Lanka Institute of Information technology (SLIIT), we observed that the students‘ performances are in different levels not only in English but also in their main subjects. Since the degrees offered ...
  • Impact of Testing in the English Language Teaching Classroom 
    Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Although language forms and grammatical structures are taught in the classroom to the students of Extension Courses in English program at the University of Ruhuna, it is difficult to realize whether they have understood ...
  • Impact of Social Media on Mainstream Journalism 
    Neelima, B.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The single most important transformation in Journalism in the present age is the impact of Social media on mainstream news production, distribution and consumption. Journalists are using Social media as a professional ...
  • How Sri Lankan students gain the proficiency in correct Chinese pronunciation 
    Priyangika, S.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Correct pronunciation occupies a prominent place in the course of learning a Foreign Language as fluency of a particular language cannot be achieved only by learning its grammar. At present Chinese Language is learnt as ...
  • How Indians are using Social media for news consumption: A study 
    Vani, C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The rise of the Social media has been phenomenal in India in the recent decade, giving rise to various ways and patterns of news consumption, across media platforms for readers and audiences. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube ...
  • “Hoos’ and Hurrahs in Jumbo vs. Betel Final” 
    Gamage, S.U. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This study attempts to investigate the common morphological processes used in forming neologisms found in Sri Lankan print media. The morphological processes adopted in this study are affixation, compounding, borrowing, ...
  • History, Identity, and Herstory: A Simultaneous Reconstruction and Deconstruction of the Dravidian Movement 
    Lakshminarayan, B. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In the scholarly work surrounding the Dravidian Movement in Tamil Nadu, India, none seems to focus on the particular experience of the upper-caste woman‘s. This paper attempts to document this narrative. Based on the ...
  • Globalize Economy and Sinhala Language Identity 
    Premaratna, C.D.H.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Many ethnic groups operate within a strong historical identity relative to the religion, language, and culture. This identity contribute to instilling group norms, expectations, and preferences. Today the world is becoming ...
  • Gira, Hansa messenger poetries on the basis of ideological political conflict in the kotte era 
    Madhusanka, H.A.G. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Gira and Hansa have been categorized as messenger poetries (In Sinhala "Sandesha Kawya") written in Kotte era. When comparing the texts, it seemed Gira was a older than Hansa and latter was a sharpen answer to the former. ...

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