EDUCATION IN THE LANGUAGE OF CONFLICT: LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL PRACTICE AMONG SRI LANKAN ETHNIC MINORITY YOUTH By Christina Parks Davis A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology) in The University of Michigan 2011 Doctoral Committee: Professor Judith T. Irvine, Chair Professor Thomas R. Trautmann Professor E. Webb Keane, Jr. Associate Professor Barbra A. Meek