උපරතන, ගල්කුලමේ හිමි(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
This study explores semantic change in the
Sinhala language through a comparative
linguistic lens, with a focus on words from
Sikhawalanda, a holy text written in Sinhala.
Semantic analysis, a fundamental method ...
විජේසුන්දර, කල්යාණී ඩබ්.එම්.(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
Professor Senarath Paranavithana has published
685 Sigiri songs on the Sigiri Mirror Wall under
the name Sigiri Graffiti. Sigiri murals have been
the subject of many Sigiri Graffiti written on
Sigiri walls. Sigiriya ...
දයානන්ද, නිල්මිණි(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
Butsarana is considered as the incomparable
Sinhalese Prose. It was written by
Vidyachkkravarti at the end of the 12th century
A. D or at the beginning of the13th century
A. D. Butsarana reflects a developed stage ...
මිල්ලගහතැන්න, හර්ෂණී(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
The politico-historical background of the Uva
Province has played a significant role in shaping
its religious ethos. The religious framework of
Uva is complex and deeply rooted in Buddhist
traditions. The residents ...
ගිනිකටුවැවේ, විපුල හිමි(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
A formal structure of an alphabet is the culmi
nation of phonological knowledge. Therefore,
only an elementary phonologist can make
logical criticisms about the structure of a for
mal alphabet. Thus, criticism of the ...
Vidyarathna, Piyumi Dinushika V(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
The social and cultural events that took place in the country
in each era led to the development of the vocabulary of
the Sinhala language. In recent times, the major event
that has affected the development of Sinhala ...
Premathilake, H.I.(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
Thematic roles attempt to capture similarities and differ
ences in verb meaning reflected in argument expression,
with emergent generalizations contributing to mapping se
mantics to syntax. The verb is usually most ...
Ariyawansa, Morakandegoda Thero(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
(From Medieval Sinhalese era to Kandian era)
Traditionally there are two main branches
of monks in Sri Lanka. They are Grāmә vāsī
and Araɳyә vāsī. Two types of educational
institutes are there named as Piriveɳә and ...
ඔලගන්වත්තේ, චන්දසිරි හිමි(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
The concept of deities holds significant importance among
the rituals associated with human life. In the Vanni region,
the influence of Tamil culture is particularly evident in the
prevailing deity concepts. The ...
දිසානායක, වසන්ත කේ(Department of Languages, 2024-11)
Nuwarakalawiya or Anuradhapura was inhabited by
Mesolithic Balangoda Man, the Australoid of the
present day Vadda aborigine. He was from India who
possessed the horse and a knowledge of iron working.
The Aborigine ...