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Department of Sinhala

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

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Ms. Dilini Ariyawansa

MA (Kelaniya), BA (Peradeniya), Royal Pandit (Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka)
Language Studies, Classical Grammar, Linguistics, Epigraphy and Palaeography

dilini1@yahoo.com
+94 81 2392549 / +94 714717433 / +94 0775907236

Biography

Miss. Dilini Ariyawansa is a Probationary Lecturer attached to The Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She earned her BA (Hons.) in Sinhala from The University of Peradeniya and Royal Pandit degree from Oriental Studies Society in 2014. Subsequently, she obtained her MA in Linguistics from The University of Kelaniya in 2017.

Education

  • MA (Kelaniya)
  • BA (Peradeniya)
  • Royal Pandit (Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka)

Appointments

  • Probationary Lecturer in Sinhala, Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 02. 05. 2019 - up to date
  • Probationary Lecturer in Sinhala, Department of Sinhala, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 16. 10. 2015 - 22. 04. 2019
  • Temporary Lecturer, Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 01. 07. 2014 - 15. 10. 2015
  • Academic Sub-Warden, Hilda Obeysekara Residence Hall, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2014-2015

Books

  • Bhasha Prabedha, Colombo: Samayawardhana Publishers, 2018
  • Sinhala namapadayehi ithihasaya (Translation of "History of the Sinhalese Noun: a morphological study based on inscriptions" by D. J. Wijayaratne) Colombo: Sooriya Publishers, 2017
  • Sinhala Bhashawehi kriya prakruthi wargeekarana, Colombo: S. Godage and brothers, 2015
  • Awwa wetila (Anthology of poems), Author Publication, 2012

Papers in refereed journals

  • Language problems relating to the Sinhala translation of Pali 'Hatthavanagalla Viharavaṃsa' - 1st International Pali Conference, University of Peradeniya: Research Papers, 2015 (ISSN 2465-6127), pp. 124-128 (Pali)
  • "An Examination of Word Order Typology and the Role it plays in Second Language Acquisition" - Jaffna University International Conference 2014 (ISSN 2279-1922), pp. 240-243
  • Sthupaya ha bendunu wakkoshaya, Thupa: wimarshitha shasthreeya sangrahaya, 2014 (ISBN 978-955-97102-4-0), pp. 419-427

Papers in non refereed journals

  • Dhampiya Atuva Getapadaya: Asthyartha Prakashana Etha Padaya Ha Parivarthana, Sahithya (Special Volume 2019) (ISBN 978-955-3748-05-8), pp. 37-46.

International Conference

  • Early Stages of the Imperative Mood in Sinhala Language (A morphosyntactic study based on the sentences between the 10th century and the 12th century) - 2nd South Asia Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, Colombo, Sri Lanka (08. 11. 2019 - 09. 11. 2019).
  • A Comparative Study of Medieval Sinhala 'isā' and Modern Sinhala 'saha'/'hā' - International Conference, University of Peradeniya (27. 07. 2016 - 28. 07. 2016)
  • Exceptions of Indefinite Suffix '-ek' in the Sinhalese Language: A Morphological Study - International Conference, University of Ruhuna (24. 03. 2016 - 25. 03. 2016)
  • An Examination on Difficulties of Understanding Sinhala Counting System when Japanese Students Learn Sinhalese as the Second Language - First International Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (06. 08. 2015)
  • An Examination on Problems with "Google Translation" with Special Reference to Translating from Sinhala to English and Vice Versa - First International Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (06. 08. 2015)

Memberships & Awards

  • State Literary Award for the Best Translation (Academic) 2017 - State Literary Awards Ceremony - 2018
  • Buddhist Literary Award for Translation (Academic) 2017 - Buddhist Literary Awards Ceremony - 2018
  • D. E. Hettiarachchi Memorial Prize for Sinhalese - awarded at the General Convocation: University of Peradeniya - 2013
  • C. E. Jayanayake Prize for Sinhalese - awarded at the General Convocation: University of Peradeniya - 2013
  • Jayantha Weerasekara Prize for Sinhalese - awarded at the General Convocation: University of Peradeniya - 2013
  • Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka: Life Membership (from 2015)
  • Alumni Association of The University of Peradeniya: Life Membership (F/L/1955)

Other Credentials

  • Member, Editorial Committee, Undergraduate Research Congress of Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya (URCFA 2019)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Orientation Programme - Tamil/Sinhala, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2019.
  • Departmental Internship Coordinator, Coordinating Unit of Internships, Volunteering and Community Outreach, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2019 - up to date
  • Discussant, Ruhuna Arts Faculty Students' Annual Sessions (RASAS) held at University of Ruhuna on 28th of October, 2016
  • Resource person, Teacher-training programme held at Akuressa, Matara on 27th of October, 2016