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| Research Areas |
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Linguistics; Phonetics & Phonology; Lesser Known languages; Sociolinguistics |
| Other Interests |
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Cognitive Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics |
| Research Guidance |
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| Name | Category & Background | Research Topic | Status |
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| Mr. Sandeep Kumar Sharma |
Post Graduation from BHU Regular & Fulltime. Institute Fellow |
Conceptualization and categorization of Hindi Sarcasm |
PhD Degree Awarded |
| Ms. Nusrat Begum |
Post Graduation from Calcutta University.Regular & Fulltime. Institute Fellow |
Linguistic Landscaping |
PhD Degree Awarded |
| Mr. Ratul Mahela |
Post Graduation from Tezpur University.Regular & Fulltime. Institute Fellow. |
Documentation of Sanzari Bodo |
Provisional Degree Awarded |
| Ms. Raveena Toppo |
Post Graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Regular & Fulltime. UGC-JRF |
Speaker Profiling: A Forensic Phonetic Investigation |
WRITING THESIS |
| Monalisa Bhattacherjee |
Post Graduation from Calcutta University |
Ecolinguistics |
Writing Thesis |
| Debraj Gogoi |
Post Graduation from Tezpur University |
Linguistics Landscape Literature Review |
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| Vinod Kumar |
Post Graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Magahi Morphology Data Collection and Analysis |
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| Mohit Raj |
Post Graduation |
Institute Fellowship Language in Media Literature Review |
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| Birendra Bhujel |
M.Phil |
Institute Fellowship Linguistic Landscape Literature Review |
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| Courses taught/ teaching at IITP |
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- HS225 (Media and Linguistics)
- HS322 ( Forensic Linguistics: Language, Law and Society)
- HS 221 (Fundamentals of Linguistics Science)
- HS 222 (Language, Human Mind and India Society)
- HS 421 (Fundamentals of Cognitive Science)
- HS 725 (Trends in Applied Linguistics)
- HS 103 (Communication Skills for Engineers)
- HS 223 (Cognition: Language and Computation)
- HS 514 (Technical Communication)
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| Professional Experience |
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- December 17, 2015 till date (Assistant Professor) at IIT Patna.
- August 2015 to December 15, 2015 (Lecturer) at NIT, Hamirpur.
- July 2012 to November 2012 (Assistant professor) at Miranda House (Delhi University).
- September 2009 to December 2009 (Junior Linguist) at Deptt. Of IT.
- January 2009 to July 2009 (Teaching Assistant) at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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| Awards and Project Grants |
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- Project Director- “Investigating the Socio- cognitive Effects of Gender Stereotyping in the Linguistic Landscape and its Impact on the Balance of Opportunities: a Mixed Methods and Multi- modal Study of Technical Educational Institutions of Eastern India” (Indian Council of Social Science Research, Major) (2023- 2025)
- Stanley Yeldell New Researcher Excellence Award in the category of best research paper for “Scope of Forensic Linguistic Investigation in Multilingual Context: Establishing Language as a Tool for Crime Control” by the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology 2023 (27- 28 January 2023).
- Academic collaborator for IKS funded project “Study of Construction Methodology and Composition of Brick and Mortar used in the masonry of Nalanda Mahavihara” (BG Samvardhan Yojana 1)
- Linguistics Consultant and Academic Contributor in the project “Speech Recognition in Agriculture and Finance for the poor in India”. Host institute IISc Bengaluru, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Poject Director of ICSSR sponsored project "Designing Disaster Preparedness Training Modules using Indigenous Knowledge and Increasing Community Awareness through Contextualized Techniques in Bihar (INR 5.25 lakhs, 2019- 2020)
- Certificate of Excellence and Bharat Gaurav Puraskar for Outstanding Achievement and Remarkable Contribution in the Field of Education by KTK Foundation, New Delhi (2021).
- 'Certificate for Best Presentation' in the recently held International Conference on Linguistics and Phonology (ICLP19) in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Mother Theodosia A.C. Memorial Scholarship and certificate
- Anjana Bose Memorial Award and certificate
- Shashank Memorial Scholarship and certificate
- Prof. (Dr.) Diwakar Pd. Vidyarthi Memorial Scholarship and certificate
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| Member of Professional bodies |
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- Member- International Pragmatic Association
- Life Member- Linguistic Society of India
- Life member- Indian Society of Teacher Educators’
- Life Member- All India Association for Educational Research.
- Life Member- Social Science and Humanities Research Association
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| Member of Editorial Board |
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- Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics (Bahri Publications, New Delhi)
- Language Forum (Bahri Publications, New Delhi)
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| Books |
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- Singh, S.K. & Sweta Sinha (eds.) 2019._Linguistic Ecology: Bihar_. Lincom GmbH.ISBN-10: 3862889831, ISBN-13 : 978-3862889839
- "Magahi Prosody" (2018) by Bahri Publications, New Delhi. ISBN No.: 9789383469147
- Singh, Smriti & Sweta Sinha (ed.) 2017. Conscious Re- imaginings of Shakespeare’s Plays. Bahri Publications: New Delhi.
- Sinha, S. (2015) "Language Education at Elementary Level: Issues and Aspects (with special reference to ELT)"; Ahmedabad: Sara Publications (ISBN: 978-1-63042-569-2).
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| Book Chapters |
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- ‘Prarambhik Vidyalaya Star par Bhasha Shikshan: Shikshakon mein Bhashayi Purvagrah veam ise Jachne hetu Seekhne- Seekhane ke Saadhan” in Agnihotri R. K and Amrit Lal Khanna (ed.) Bhasha Evam Bhasha Shikshan: Khnad 2 (ISBN: 978- 93- 5229- 031-4) 2015. Vani Prakashan: New Delhi.
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Articles/ Papers in Journals already published: (recent publications)
- Kumar, V., & Sinha, S. (2023). Morphophonemic analysis of inflectional morphemes in Indo-Aryan languages: A case of emphatic constructions in Magahi. Dialectologia 33.
- Toppo R., & Sinha, S. (2023). The Acoustic of Gender in Indian English: Toward Forensic Profiling in a Multilingual Context. Journal of Voice. Elsevier.
- Begum, Nusrat & Sweta Sinha, (2023) “The Visibility and Salience of Languages in an Urban Agglomeration: A Case Study” in International Multilingual Research Journal (online). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19313152.2023.2182095 . Taylor and Francis.
- Bhattacherjee, M., & Sinha, S. (2023). A cognitive analysis of animal imagery in digital discourse: A case study of Bengali tweets. Journal of World Languages. De Gruyter Mouton
- Gogoi, D. & Sinha. S. (2023). Linguistic landscape of a North-East Indian town: A case study of Sivasagar. Language in India, 23(2), 22-36. (H-5 indexed)
- Toppo, Ravina & Sweta Sinha. (2022). “Identifying Acoustic Cues for Dialect Profiling: Policing in Multilingual Communities of India” in Vol. 12 (2) in the Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics.
- Bhattacherjee, Monalisa & Sweta Sinha (2022), “Folktales: The Lens for Conceptualizing Animal World” in Indian Linguistics, Vol. 83, No. (1-2).
- Mahela, Ratul & Sweta Sinha (2022), “A Phonological Investigation of Sanzari Boro,” in Studies in Language, Vol. 46 (1); Pp. 201- 219.
- Begum, Nusrat & Sweta Sinha (2021), “the Language of the Divine Space” in Dialectologia, No. 27, Pp. 33- 48.
- Bhattacherjee, Monalisa & Sweta Sinha, (2021), "Ecosophy through Jataka Tales", in Language & Ecology, International Ecolinguistics Association.
http://ecolinguistics-association.org/journal/4563035324
- Mahela, Ratul & Sweta Sinha, (2021), "Morphological Processes in Sanzari Boro", in Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 17 (2)
- Sharma, S. K., & Sinha, S. (2020). A cognitive theoretical investigation of conceptualizing Hindi sarcasm. Voprosy Kognitivno yLingvistiki (Issues of Cognitive linguistics), 3, 77-91.
- Begum, Nusrat & Sinha, Sweta (2019) “Mother Tongue Marginalization: An Empirical Study on Language Visibility and Vitality in Public space of an upcoming Indian Satellite town” in the International Journal of Multilingualism; Routledge, Taylor and Francis Online. DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2019.1591417
- Sharma, S. and Sweta Sinha (2019) “Understanding Sarcastic Metaphorical Expression in Hindi through Conceptual Integration Theory” in Acta Linguitica Asiatica, Vol. 9(1). DOI: 10.4312/ala.9.1.9-23.
- Begum, Nusrat and Sweta Sinha (2018) “Gendered Discourse and Social Behavior: A Critical Case Study through the lens of Hindustani” in Indian Linguistics. Vol. 78 (3-4), Pp. 111- 118. ISSN: 0378-0759
- Mahela, Ratul and Sweta Sinha (2018) “Case Markers in Bodo and Sanzari Bodo: A Comparative Investigation of Tibeto- Burman Languages” in International Journal of Linguistics. Vol. 10(3) in June 2018. DOI: 10.5296/ijl.v10i3.13227.
- “Fuzzy Logic based teaching/ learning of a foreign language in Multilingual Situations” in Acta Linguistica Asiatica; Vol. 7 (2). Pp. 71-84. DOI: 10.4312/ala.7.2.71-84, 2017.
- Begum, Nusrat and Sweta Sinha (2018). A Study of the Linguistic Landscaping of Patna, Bihar in the special edition “Linguistic Landscape of Multilingual India” in Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 44 (1-2), Pp: 66- 82.
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CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS
International (Recent)
- Cognitive Theoretical Approach to Understand Hindi Sarcasm: A Corpus-Based Pilot Study. 15 – 16 June 2018, Fourth International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies, THEi, Hong Kong. (with Sandeep Sharma)
- Understanding Sarcasm in Metaphorical Expressions of Hindi Proverbs. 23 – 26 October 2018. 4th International Conference on Figurative Thought and Language, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Catholic University of Portugal, Braga, Portugal (with Sandeep Sharma)
- “Word Stress and Rhythm in Magahi” in the International Conference in Linguistics and Phonology 19 (ICLP 19) 30-31 August, 2017 held in Bangkok, Thailand. (I have been conferred with Best Paper Award for this)
- “Differential Approach to Technology Aided English Language Teaching: A Case Study in a Multilingual Setting” in 18th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching organized by World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology on December 05- 06, 2016 in Hong Kong.
- “Social Status of Women in India: How Hindi Accounts for it” in 37th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Nepal held on 26- 27 November, 2016 at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
National (Recent)
- Sinha, Sweta, “Language Loss in Eastern India: A Consequence of Language Contact” in International Conference on Endangered Languages of Delhi- NCR: The Northeast India Focus” organized by National Law University, Delhi on May 8, 2018.
- Mahela, Ratul and Sweta Sinha, “Phonological Processes of Sanzari - Eastern Bodo Variety” in 4thNational Language Conference organized by NIST, Berhampur, Odisha from 6-9 July, 2017.
- Begum, Nusrat, Ratul Mahela and Sweta Sinha, “Investigating Linguistic Convergence and Divergence with respect to Idioms and Phrases: A Comparative Study of Hindi and Bodo” in the 1st International Conference on Linguistic Landscaping held in NEHU from 21-23 June, 2017.
- Sinha, Sweta and Sandeep Kumar Sharma, “The Reflection of Language Linked to Gender Inequality in Discourse Behavior” in a one day International Conference World Congress on Interrelationship among Arts, Humanities, Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Spirituality, Science and Society for Holistic Humane Development held in Jawaharlal Nehru University on 25thSeptember, 2016.
- Sweta Sinha & Sandeep Kumar Sharma: Presented a paper on “Substandard Status of Hindi in Competitive Examinations in India: Cause & Remedy” in the two day National seminar on “Role of Evaluation in Quality Maintenance in Teaching Indian Languages with special reference to Hindi” conducted on 30th & 31st May 2016 by National Testing Service- India, CIIL, Mysore.
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- Delivered plenary in the two-day national conference on “(Re) searching the Indian Culture, Languages and Literature: A methodology of One’s Own” from 5-6 October, 2023, jointly organized by NSOU and Kalyani University, West Bengal.
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Forensic Linguistics: Scopes and Challenges” in 'Orientation programme on Research in Linguistics' organized by the School of Language Sciences scheduled from 21st August to 29th August, 2023.
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Forensics Linguistics and Offender Communication” in International Online Workshop on Criminal profiling organized by IIJPS and SASCV from July 29- 30, 2023.
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Nuances of Academic Writing” as part of 3 day FDP organized by HSS, IIT Kharagpur from 3-5 June, 2023 entitled “Academic Writing and Publishing”.
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Decoding Negotiation Skills at Workplace” as part of one week FDP on Entrepreneurship Skill Development organized by Department of EEE, IIT Patna from May 10- May 22, 2023.
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Forensic and Media Linguistics” as part of career Counselling Programme on April 6, 2023 at the Central University of South Bihar, Department of English.
- Delivered plenary on “Establishing Ecolinguistics within the Framework of NEP 2020” in the two- day national seminar Mapping Language, Ecology and Cultural Diversity in India: An Ecolinguistic Approach organized by the West Bengal State University in collaboration with ICSSR from 9- 10 February, 2023.
- Delivered (virtually) a lecture on “Paraphrasing Skills in Writing” organized by the Centre for Languages, UCSI university, Malaysia on January 17, 2023
- Delivered 1 hr talk on “Understanding Ecosystem for Health and Well Being: An Introduction and Appraisal” in national Science Congress organized by Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan on September 26, 2022.
- Delivered 1 hr invited talk on “Samajshastra, Vaigyanik Shabdawali: Praasangikta aur Chunautiyan” in 2 day national seminar on “Technical Terminology in Social Science” at A.N. College, Patna in collaboration with Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, New Delhi (1-2 Sept, 2022).
- Delivered 3 hr invited lecture on “Phonetics and Phonology: Understanding Fieldwork and “Documenting Prosody” in UGS sponsored Linguistics Refresher Course organized by the North Eastern Hill University from May 25- June 7, 2022.
- Delivered 1 hr invited lecture on “Detecting Behavior from Voice: A Forensic Linguistic Examination” in GIAN course on “The Global Relevance of Forensic Linguistics” organized by Aligarh Muslim University from May 24- 28, 2022.
- Lecture on “Understanding Ecosystem for Health and Well Being: An Introduction and Appraisal” in National Science Congress organized by Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan on September 26, 2022 (delivered by Dr. Sweta Sinha)
- Lecture on “Samajshastra, Vaigyanik Shabdawali: Praasangikta aur Chunautiyan” in 2 day national seminar on “Technical Terminology in Social Science” at A.N. College, Patna in collaboration with Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, New Delhi from 1-2 Sept, 2022 (delivered by Dr. Sweta Sinha)
- 3 hr invited lecture on “Phonetics and Phonology: Understanding Fieldwork and “Documenting Prosody” in UGC sponsored Linguistics Refresher Course organized by the North Eastern Hill University from May 25- June 7, 2022. (delivered by Dr. Sweta Sinha)
- 5 hrs of invited lecture on “Language, Culture, Cognition and Metaphors” in AICTE sponsored FED programme organized at IIT Madras in October 2021 (delivered by Dr. Sweta Sinha)
- Delivered 1 hr invited lecture on “Citing Works/ References/ Bibliography” in ELRC- CIIL sponsored webinar. (31/12/2021).
- Delivered 1 hrs invited lecture on “Female Field Worker: Coping with Challenges” at Lucknow University, Lucknow. (2021)
- Delivered 1 hr invited lecture on “Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Mainstream Education” at Nankunverba Mahila College, Gujrat. (2020)
- Delivered 1 hr invited talk on “Language- Gender- Power: What not to teach in a language classroom” at Patna Women’s College. (2020)
- Delivered 2 hrs of lectures on “Linguistic Imperialism” and “Language- Gender- Power” at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J & K) from 23- 24 October, 2018.
- Delivered 6 hrs lectures on Phonetics as part of teaching assignment at IIIT Vadodara from 17- 18 September, 2018.
- Invited for a talk on “The Languages of Bihar and Jharkhand: Issues in Language Documentation” on March 31, 2018 at Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi.
- Invited for a lecture on “Translation and Linguistics” and “Linguistic Equivalence” on 15-16 January, 2018 by CIIL, Mysore as part of the National Translation Mission.
- Delivered a talk on “Cognitive Linguistics and Language acquisition Theories” at Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara (2017).
- Delivered lecture at GIAN workshop on “Psycholinguistic Approaches to Cognitive Development” at IIT Patna (2017).
- Delivered lecture at GIAN workshop on “Culture, Logic and Cognition” at IIT Patna (2017)
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| Conference/ Seminars Convened/ Co- convened |
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- One Day Symposium on ‘The Revival and the Sustenance of the Languages of Bihar: The Way Ahead’ at IIT Patna (2018): No. of participants- 40
- International Conference of the Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI- 39) at IIT Patna (2017): No. of participants: 150
- Workshop on “Language- Mind- Brain: Interface Studies” at IIT Patna (2017): No. of participants: 50
- National Seminar on “Revisiting Shakespeare in the 21st Century” (2016): No. of participants: 100.
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