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Item A Study on the Language Planning Situation in British Colonial Ceylon.(The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Perera, A.Language is one of the prominent resources that should be planned for the socio-political well-being of a multilingual and multi-ethnic country. This study intends to examine the Colonial Period Language Planning of Ceylon, particularly from 18-19 centuries, which is in the British Colonial Period. The study was done with special focus on the types of language policies introduced by the British to govern their official domains, specially the administrative process and the judicial services. The data was collected from official documents such as Colebrook and Cameron paper, books, journals and from discussions. According to the findings, English has been introduced as the only official language for administration, Judicial and other official domains in this particular time period and it was established through Colebrooke, Cameron and Dounghmore constitutional reforms. Research findings show that majority of the Ceylonese were either Sinhala or Tamil native speakers and limited number of people could work in English. According to the recommendations of this research the monolingual policy, is not suited for the multilingual and multi-ethnic country. However, British rulers should have introduced the national level for the Sinhalese and Tamil Languages. This gap caused many problems during that period and afterwards. Findings of this research can be used in preparing a better language planning Policy in Sri Lanka and the other countries where multi-ethnic groups exist.Item Language Policy and Politics(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Rajapakshe, R.M.W.Language the most sophisticated invention of man, is a tool used to fulfill main requirements of the people inclusive of communication. Thus language is not a problem. However, when it is used as a medium of instruction in public administration, judiciary and in education in multi lingual countries, it sometimes becomes a problem. Language planning emerges when such problem arise. Could actually language be planned? Physical phenomenon like rivers, forests, mountains can be probed and planned. As language is a physical phenomenon, a tool, it can be planned. However there are differences between other objects. Firstly, language is a secondary invention of man. Secondly, it is strictly associated with religion and culture and therefore is a complicated physical phenomena. In the process of language planning, planners have to face various difficulties created by patriotic national movements and politicians. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the difficulties faced in the process of Language Planning in relation to the Sri Lankan context and the proposals to overcome them.Item Language Planning and Future of the National Languages of Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Premaratna, C.D.H.M.Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages or language variety within a speech community. It is often associated with government planning. The goals of language planning differ depending on the nation or organization, but generally include making planning decisions and possibly changes for the benefit of communication. Planning or improving effective communication can also lead to other social changes such as language shift or assimilation. This research paper discusses how English is established as a Link Language and how Sinhala and Tamil National Languages are given the Official Language status as described in the 13th amendment of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of 1987, and how that affects the future of the language planning in Sri Lanka.The problems are studied through a description of the language situation and language policy in Sri Lanka. This study is an attempt to relate the political agenda underlying its introduction and contents originating from political, national, religious and other ideologies. Data will be analysed in three areas: the language situation, the language planning ideologies of the language policy makers and ideas of the linguists. Information about the language situation includes the essential social, political, religious and economic structures which condition the language policy and which constitute the setting for its implementation. Data will be collected from official reports. This study will view English as a Link language affecting the allocation of different functions of varieties in a community including the medium of education and how that affects the use of National Languages in such a function of varieties in future. Finally it examines the extent to which language policy in Sri Lanka is aimed at achieving multilingual problems.