Ms Kumudu Nayanie Gamage

• Syntax

• Translation Studies

• Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2011)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies (Merit Pass), University of Peradeniya (2007/2008)

• Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Linguistics (First Class Honours), University of Kelaniya (2004)

• Senior Lecturer (Grade I), Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (Since June 2018)

• Senior Lecturer (Grade II), Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2012 – 2018)

• Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2007 – 2012)

• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sinhala, University of Ruhuna (Academic Year 2010/2011)

• Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2005 – March 2007)

• Research Assistant, Language Technology Research Laboratory (LTRL), University of Colombo School of Computing (May 2004 – April 2005)

• Academic Coordinator, Diploma Programme in Translation and Interpretation, University of Kelaniya (2014; 2016–2025)

• Senior Treasurer, Translation Circle, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2011–2023)

• Senior Treasurer, Vāgvidya Parshadaya, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2010 & 2011)

• Member, Progress Monitoring Committee - Corporate Plan, University of Kelaniya (Since August 2010)

• Member, Computer Committee, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (Since 2012)

• Member, Web Committee, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (Since 2011)

• Web Master, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2007 – 2017)

• Web Master, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (2008 – 2009)

• Conference Secretary, International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya (2017)

• Member of the Organizing Committee, International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka (2015 & 2016)

• Chief Coordinator, Undergraduate Research Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2016)

• Member of the Organizing Committee, International Conference of Humanities, Faculty of Humanities (2017 & 2018)

• Member of the Organizing Committee, National Conference on General Linguistics (2013)

• Co-coordinator, One Asia - National and International Seminar series, Department of Sinhala (2013)

• Student Counselor, University of Kelaniya (2007 – 2011)

• Member of the Subcommittee, Book Exhibition for the 50th Anniversary of the University of Kelaniya (2009)

• Member, Project Report Committee (2008)

Research Papers

• Documenting dialect variation in Sri Lankan Sign language, Rajapakshe, R. M. W., Gunesekara, M., Gamage, K., et al., General Linguistics Research Symposium (2013)

• Linguistics Usage in Election Posters, Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya (2011)

• Linguistics Usage in Tuition Posters, Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya (2010)

• You and I in Translation, Gamage, K. N. & Boralugoda, A., Annual Research Symposium (2008)

• One, Two, Three: Grammatical Number in Translation, Gamage, K. N. & Boralugoda, A., Annual Research Symposium (2007)

• Tense and Aspect in Translation, Gamage, K. N. & Boralugoda, A., Annual Research Symposium (2006)

• Men and Women Theory in Translation, Gamage, K. N. & Boralugoda, A., 10th Anniversary International Symposium, University of Sabaragamuwa (2006)

Journal Articles

• Creating target equivalences using word formation in Sinhala, Felicitation volume for Prof. R.M.W. Rajapakse (2017)

• The importance of registers in the field of translation, Felicitation volume for Prof. A.C. Premaratne (2017)

• Linguistic Usage in Election Posters, Felicitation Volume of Professor Emeritus W.S. Karunatillake (2017)

• New Trends in Audiovisual Translation: The Latest Challenging Modes, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities (2013)

• Generative Transformational Grammar, Wickramasinghe, D. M. & Gamage, K. N., Sinhala Encyclopedia, Vol. xiii (2012)

• Problems arises in equivalence at translation, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities (2010)

• History of Machine Translation, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities (2010)

• Supra-segmental features in Spoken Sinhala, Journal of the Faculty of Humanities (2009)

• Festival-si: A Sinhala Text-to-Speech System, Weerasinghe, A. R., Wasala, R. A. & Gamage, K. N., Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2007)

• Sinhala Grapheme-to-Phoneme Conversion and Rules for Schwa Epenthesis, Weerasinghe, A. R., Wasala, R. A. & Gamage, K. N., Proceedings of the COLING/ACL Poster Sessions (2006)

• A Rule Based Syllabification Algorithm for Sinhala, Weerasinghe, A. R., Wasala, R. A. & Gamage, K. N., Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2005)

• The Sinhala Collation and its Representation in Unicode, Weerasinghe, A. R., Herath, D. L. & Gamage, K., Localisation Focus (2005)

Editorials

• Karuna: Felicitation Volume of Professor Emeritus W.S. Karunatillake, Rajapaksha, R. M. W., et al., S. Godage (2017)

• A Special Volume of One Asia Seminar Series, Mallawa Arachchi, N., Gamage, K., et al., Kelani Printers (2013)

• Derangamina, Jayasekera, K., Mahaulpatha, S. & Gamage, K. N., S. Godage (2009)

• The Venerable Kudawelle Sri Vangisa Memorial Award, awarded by Sri Kalyanivamsika Tapovana Samgha Sabhava for highest marks in Linguistics, First Year Examination (Academic Year 1999/2000)