Journal Published by the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/560 2026-04-22T00:45:37Z 2026-04-22T00:45:37Z බණ්ඩාර, කිත්සිරි මිහිරි http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/3970 2023-10-24T05:33:02Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

A Sociolinguistic Study of the Fixed Linguistic Forms Contained in Sinhala Inscriptions: Based on the Sinhala Inscriptions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries AD බණ්ඩාර, කිත්සිරි මිහිරි The main aim of modern sociolinguistics is to study the human language based on speech community as there is an inseparable relationship between a society and its language, and also these two are inter- dependable. Register which is one of the main part of sociolinguistic scope can be primarily defined as the sort of variety of a language according to usage. Registers can be created or used for a particular purpose or in a particular communicative situation as wished by speekers or writers. According to the written records of Sinhalese, registers or varieties of usage of Sinhala language can be identified from 9th century AD. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identity and examine the registers of Sinhala language based on inscriptions related to from 9th Century AD to end of the 10th Century AD under the research problem of what are the Sinhalese registers and its significant features on inscriptional language ?. As a primary source of studying the Sinhala language, inscriptions are strong enough to provide valuable and rare primary facts of each and every components of Sinhalese written language. Using literary survey for collecting primary and secondary data and applying qualitative method in this research, it could find a large number of registers related to the particular purposes or in particular communicative situations of political-economy as well as socio-cultural facts.

2023-06-01T00:00:00Z ජයරත්න, ඉන්දික http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/3969 2023-10-24T05:28:40Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

A Study on the Past Market and Social System Revealed Through the “Badulu Tem Letter” ජයරත්න, ඉන්දික The Historic “Badulu Tem Letter”, which was found near Mahiyanganaya Sorabora Tank by Badulla government sub-agent John Bailey in 1857 is a series of charters on a petition by the people to the king on injustices at Hopitigamuwa market. It was a source for an intellectual who searches for Sri Lanka’s history, social, cultural, political and economic background, specially on taxation of the king’s policy. When compared with the present society, it confirms there is no change of the situation of the society at that time and it can be observed that the trade regulations are compatible not only with Sri Lanka’s society in that statutory class, but also on international trade regulations.

2023-06-01T00:00:00Z සඳරුවන්, එච්. එම්. එන්. අයි. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/3968 2023-10-24T05:24:24Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

Social and Environmental Impacts and Land Suitability of Gohagoda Thekkawaththa Garbage Dumping Site in Harispattuwa Divisional Secretariat Division, Kandy සඳරුවන්, එච්. එම්. එන්. අයි. As a result of human activities, considerable amount of solid waste is generated and disposal of solid waste has become one of the major environmental issues in Sri Lanka. This study aimed to analyze the social and environmental effects of Gohagoda Thekkawaththa garbage dump located in Harispattuwa Divisional Secretariat Division (DSD), Kandy District and its land suitability. A questionnaire survey with 50 respondents, field observations and Chi-square test using IBM SPSS 21 software were carried out to find out social and environmental effects of dumping site and model was created based on several criteria with the help of GIS 10.4 software to find the land suitability of garbage dump. Spatial distribution of population density, buildings, roads, water bodies, slope angel, forested areas and land use pattern were selected as suitability criteria. According to the results, 66 percent of respondents mostly suffer from effluvium. There is 32 percent of huge effect for atmosphere and soil in this area and many people suffer from respiratory diseases. All the respondents said that the dumping site affects the physical environment including atmosphere, soil quality, surface and underground water and flora and fauna. Accordingly, the Chi-square tests indicated that there is a significant effect of the site on the community and physical environment in this area. Land suitability assessment carried out for the Kandy District revealed that this dumping site is located under the category of the least suitable land area and study suggests to shift the dumping site in to a location under the category of the most suitable areas which covers 22.37 percent out of entire land area in the Kandy District. This study recommends creating a sanitary landfill, recycling waste, generating power through waste and making fertilizers as the most suitable strategy which does not bring harmful effects to the environment and to the community rather than waste dumping.

2023-06-01T00:00:00Z කරඳන, කේ.වී. දිනිති දිල්හාරා ද සිල්වා, චම්පා එස්. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/3967 2023-10-24T05:18:51Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

Existentialism Features Depicted in the Sinhala Novel: An Analysis Based on Selected Sinhala Novels කරඳන, කේ.වී. දිනිති දිල්හාරා; ද සිල්වා, චම්පා එස්. Existentialism is a philosophy of man. Studying Existentialism will be beneficial to understand the reality of life and what the absolute truth is. The main purpose of this research is to examine the characteristics in humanistic psychology, religious perspective, and Marxist analysis of the creation of humanity of the philosophical thought of existentialism, which are represented by the creativity of literary fiction. All the selected novels (1955-1965) are chosen as primary sources and critical essays that are published on novels under the theme of existentialism, as well as articles published in newspapers and online articles are selected as secondary sources. Between 1955 and 1965, the Sinhala novels tended to take a new path. The novels feature characters who were isolated from the outside world, who acted in a way that was inherently isolated and challenged against social norms. Acting in their own will, they also became isolated figures among intellectual thinking, bringing to life the philosophy of existentialism. The subject of humanistic psychology is entirely a reflection of existentialism. Existentialism is an oasis of psychology as it explores the spirituality of man. And it also exemplifies the plight of man. Existentialism tends to look at man from a humanistic point of view, stating that a practical and coherent solution must arise within man, rather than the concept of nirvana in Buddhism. Marxists’ acceptance of alienation cannot be ruled out that there was an alienation behind the dark side to the moods of the characters raised in real-time Sinhala novels. Therefore, it can be concluded that existentialism, both psychologically and religiously, were influenced by the reflection of humanity in Sinhala novels in the 1955-1965 decades.

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