No. 11.— 1858-9.] SINHALESE RHETORIC. 315 



mode In which a man lives, or at the inactivity or laziness 

 with which he passes his days ; such language contributes 

 either to ornament or strength. In the sentence ©saoS^ <$6 

 f Where is that high one' ; the word £ca 3 is used for gt£ 

 6 tail fellow.' Here the tallness of the person is spoken 

 of either in a contemptuous manner ; or in amazement 

 at his prodigious height. 



There is no language in the world in which there is 

 not from time to time a change in the signification of terms, 

 or in which words are not deflected from their original sense. 

 In the Sinhalese this is peculiarly the case : and we can 

 easilj T illustrate the second species of catachresis which Dr. 

 Campbell, (pp. 436, 437,) defines to be. 



" When words which, from their etymology appear to be applicable 

 solely to one kind of thing, come afterwards to be applied to another, 

 which is nearly related in its nature or design, but with which, neverthe- 

 less, the analysis of the word will not accord.'' 



The word 6)s$, f or instance, was originally used for "'food," 

 and it is now generally understood to mean boiled rice ; 

 £3>g meant powder, but it is now usually understood as 

 a designation for 'rice powder.' 



(To be continued,) 



