Sandagomi Coperahewa

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	Sri Lanka
Title	Lecturer in Modern Sinhala language and Linguistics
Affiliation	University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Email	sandagomic@yahoo.com
Mailing Address	Department of Sinhala Faculty of Arts University of Colombo Colombo 3, SRI LANKA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 94/11-250-0453
Countries of Specialization	Sri Lanka
Research Interests	[Presently a Commonwealth Scholar, reading for a MA in Language Studies at the Dept. of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster University, UK (2003/2004).] Research Interest: Sociology of Modern Sinhala; Language Policy and Planning in Sri Lanka; South Asian Linguistics; Sinhala Press
Publications	BOOKS AUTHORED: * Sinhala Bhashave Demala Vacana Akaradiya (A Dictionary of Tamil Words in Sinhala) with S. Arunachalam. 96p. 2002, Colombo: Godage * Sinhala Akshara Vinyasa Akaradiya (A Dictionary of Sinhala Spelling) 96p. 2001, Colombo: Godage. * Bhashanuragaye Deshapalanaya (Politics of Language Loyalty) 266p. 1999, Colombo: Godage. * Sinhala Puvatpatkalave Meta Itihasaya (Recent History of Sinhala Press) 52p. 1997, Colombo: Godage. MONOGRAPHS: * The Media and the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (with Prof. T. Kandiah and others) 2001. Colombo: Marga. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: * 'Changing Trends of the Sinhala Media Scene' (with Prof. J. B. Disanayaka) in: Pieris, G. H. (ed.) Studies on the Press in Sri Lanka .167-179p. 1998. Kandy: International Centre for Ethnic Studies. ARTICLES: * 'Language Planning and Munidasa Cumaratunga' in: Wijemanna, P. (ed.) Uvasara: A Collection of Papers in Honour of Prof. Aanada Kulasuriya. 483-489p. 1999. Colombo: Godage.
Keywords	modern Sinhala ; language policy ; language planning ; linguistics ; Sinhala press ; ...