Academic Records 2012 M.A. in Linguistics(Honors) (Language and Culture Option), California State University at Long Beach. M.A.Thesis: Directive Usage of Sinhalese in a Buddhist Temple Setting. 2007 M.A. in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 2005 B.A. in Sinhala Language and Literature, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (First Class and Three Academic Awards) Subjects: Sinhala Language and Literature (Major), Sociology, Journalism and International Relations (Minors) B.A. Thesis: Linguistics Purism in Sinhala Language Studies (in Sinhala), Advisor: Tissa Jayawardane, PhD