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English to Sinhala (Sinhalese)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) to English
namadgi
Sinhala (Sinhalese) Language Consultant

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Native in: Sinhala (Sinhalese) Native in Sinhala (Sinhalese)
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Sinhala (Sinhalese) Language Consultant
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling, MT post-editing, Transcription, Training, Project management, Operations management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Marketing / Market ResearchSocial Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
LinguisticsEducation / Pedagogy
SlangAnthropology
Business/Commerce (general)

Rates

Translation education PhD - Australian National Universtiy, Canberra
Experience Years of experience: 29. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Sinhala (Sinhalese) (PhD in Sinhala language and linguistics)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Lingotek, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume Resume, publications, references and rates will be available on request.
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Bio
Educational Qualifications
• PhD in Linguistics (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
specializing in grammatical structures of Sinhala & South Asian Languages.
• B.A. (Asian Studies) majoring in Linguistics (University of Sydney, Australia)

Language Consultancy Experience
• Free-lance translation work for companies in Australia, USA, Canada and South Africa since 1995. Completed over 400 projects involving translating various documents such as technical manuals and contracts; designing logos, catalogues and business plans; and translating civil documents.
• Language consultancy work for companies and government organizations in Australia and USA
• Speciality Areas: advertising & promotion, business/commerce/marketing, civil documents, software localizations, education, human resources, immigration, language/literature, linguistics, politics/government, religion, tourism

Areas of Expertise and Current Research Interests
• Sinhala language; linguistic aspects of South Asian Languages; Linguistic theory; Society and culture in Sri Lanka; Religion, in particular Buddhism and Hinduism, and politics in Sri Lanka; Higher education policy, research evaluation and Bibliometrics

Resume, publications, references and rates will be available on request.
Keywords: Sinhala, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Translation, Linguistics, tourism, localization


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May 2, 2008