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    Semantic study of Semantic Units in Colloquial Sinhala
    (Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, 2008) Rajapakshe, R.M.W.
    This article includes an analysis of semantic units in Colloquial Sinhala and difficulties faced in classifying them Theories in traduced in Pragmatics are used in the analysis. First 'meaning' is described through definitions given in Traditional Semantics, Generative Grammar and Pragmatics. Then the semantic units in Colloquial Sinhala are analyzed.
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    Studies of Styles in Colloquial Sinhala
    (Department of Linguistics , University of Kelaniya, 2000) Rajapakshe, R.M.W.
    The purpose of this study is to study the styles in Colloquial Sinhala . In the analysis, the definitions of the 'style' and the significance of the analysis are discussed. Finally, the phonetic and phonological aspects of the rapid forms and the difference to the rapid and slow forms are discussed.