A Comparative Study of Variations in Old and Modern Sinhala Travel Narratives (With Selected Travel Narratives)
Abstract
Among the types of narratives, travel narratives are unique reports. Travel writing, which is also known by synonyms such as travel stories, travel notes, travel reports, etc., is also known as Travel Writing. Travelers around the world have written many travelogues with the aim of sharing their experiences. “Are there differences between old Sinhala travel narratives and modern Sinhala travel narratives?” This is the research problem of this research. The primary objective of the research was to identify the differences between old Sinhala travel narratives and modern Sinhala travel narratives. A secondary objective was to identify ancient and modern Sinhala travel narratives. There, the data collected through qualitative research methodology was analyzed using the descriptive method. A special feature that can be seen in local travel narratives is the information of described in those reports; To see narrowly and optimistically. Also, many of the early Sinhala travelogues were written about Indian aid. In this research, it was possible to identify the variations that were not seen in the old and modern Sinhala travel narratives, both in terms of language and content. Especially in the use of language, differences could be identified along the lines of syntax, spelling, wording and decorative use. Although there are variations in the old and modern Sinhala travel narratives, it can be concluded that there are some similarities. As well as social evolution towards variation among travel narratives language evolution has also been a strong reason.
