Dr. T. Temsunungsang
Assistant Professor
Department
Linguistics
School
Regional Campus, Shillong
Contact Details
Academic Details
- Academic qualificationschevron_right
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S.No.Degree/DiplomaUniversity1Ph.D. in LinguisticsThe EFL University, Hyderabad2M.Phil.University of Hyderabad
- Brief bio note chevron_right
- Dr. T. Temsunungsang completed M.Phil. from the University of Hyderabad in 2003 (Topic: “The structure of Mongsen: Phonology and Morphology”), and Ph.D. in Linguistics from the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, in 2010 (Topic: “Aspects of the prosodic phonology of Ao: An inter-dialectal study”). Dr. Temsunungsang is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Linguistics, at the English and Foreign Languages University, Regional Campus, Shillong.
- Thrust areas of interest and research chevron_right
- Phonology and morphology of the lesser-known Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeast India, Tonal studies, Lexicography and orthography development, studies on language endangerment.
- Research articles published in peer reviewed journals with ISSN no. chevron_right
- ⚽ Tone patterns in Jungli loanwords. Indian Linguistics 82(3-4), 2021. ISSN: 03780759
- Books authored, edited, chapters in books with ISBN no. chevron_right
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⚽ Language vitality: A case study of Ao students in Shillong. In Critical conversations in Naga society, Yanbeni Yanthan and Hewasa Lorin Khing (eds.). Nagaland: Heritage Publish House. 2022. ISBN: 9789390723201⚽ Language endangerment through standardization: A colonial effect. (with Curiously Bareh). In proceedings of the 20th Annual conference of the Foundation for Endangered Languages: Language colonization and endangerment: long term effects, echoes and reactions. Edited by Nicholas Ostler and Panchanan Mohanty. pp 88-94. 2017. ISBN: 978-0-9560210-8-3⚽ Tonal alternations in Chungli: A case of multiple prosodic domains. In Fabric of Indian Linguistics: A Festschrift in honour of Prof. Udaya Narayana Singh. S.K. Singh, A.K Kashyap, Badaplin War, Saralin A. Lyngdoh and Barika Khyriem (Eds). Pp 132-150. Lakshi publishers and distributors: New Delhi. 2017. ISBN: 978-93-82120-84-1⚽ Tones in the Languages of North East India. In Mishra, Awadesh K., Sangita Saikia and Sushant K Mishra (eds). Studies in Language, Literature and culture of Northeast India. Lakshi publishers and distributors: New Delhi. 2015. ISBN: 978-93-82120-66-7⚽ Syllable restrictions in Chungli (Ao). In Hyslop, Gwendolyn, Linda Konnerth, Stephen Morey and Priyankoo Sarmah (eds). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol 6:39-62. 2014. ISBN: 9781922185136 (ebook). URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/12479
- Research projects (ongoing and completed) chevron_right
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⚽ Language loss and socio-cultural change in Nagaland. ICSSR sponsored MRP (Ongoing)⚽ Collaborated (2017-19) on a Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund grant (MOE 2016-T1-001-220: Archaeological linguistics and the prehistory of Northeast India: reconstructing the past through ancient technologies and practices, and correlating the results with migration histories). (https://www.ntulangdoc.com/what-we-do/current-grants) Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexander R. Coupe, Nanyang Technological University⚽ Description of Aimol – under the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.
- Administrative responsibilities chevron_right
- ⚽ Academic Coordinator
- Professional affiliations (membership, editorial board, etc.,) chevron_right
- ⚽ Executive Member, Linguistic Society of India (2021-23)⚽ Member, Foundation of Endangered Languages (since 2018)⚽ Vice President, TiBLANEI (2020-2023)
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