SCONLI-15 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
VENUE: Satyakam Bhawan (Near Social Sciences Building)
University of Delhi (North campus)
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Invitation_final.pdfDAY 1 : 29 JANUARY 2025
THEME: Linguistics Research and the Power of Multilingualism
09.00 AM - 09.30 AM REGISTRATION
09.30 AM - 10.30 AM INAUGURATION
10.30 AM - 11.00 AM HIGH TEA
KEYNOTE TALK 1
11.00 AM - 12.00 PM
A phonetic typology of the languages of the Northeast
Priyankoo Sarmah, IIT Guwahati
CHAIR: MAMTA
SESSION 1
CHAIR: N. SUSHEEL KUMAR
12.00 PM - 01.00 PM
Writing in the dialects: A study of linguistic choices
Pradnya Sawant , University of Mumbai
Kannada loan words: Lexical stratification using Optimality Theory
Aishwarya Mary Philip, EFLU, Hyderabad
Hands that speak: An exploratory case study on Indian Sign Language
Meghana S Mandalappu, SSSIHL, Anantapur
01:00 PM – 01:35 PM 2 minutes lightning talks by All poster presenters
01.35 PM - 02.30 PM LUNCH
SESSION 2
CHAIR: ISHANI GUHA
02.30 PM - 04:10 PM
A preliminary analysis of Tawang Monpa phonology
Mrunmayee Amshekar, IIT Kanpur
Semantic and pragmatic roles: Ergativity in Assamese
Snigdha Medhi, IIT Madras
Attrition of discourse-based biological gender: Evidence from Heritage Tamil
Madhusmitha Venkatesan, IIT Delhi
Exploring ethnocentrism and cultural identity through memetics in Bengaluru's digital sphere
Prisha Pranjal and Shreya Rajashekhar Hiremath, Christ University, Bengaluru
Grammaticalization of verbs in Haryanvi
Madan Mohan, IIT Kanpur
POSTER SESSION 1 & TEA
04.10 PM - 05.30 PM
A pragmatic analysis of women’s expression of taboo concepts
Sanika Joag, University of Mumbai
Romanized Hindi in the written-informal mode
Spandan Pattnaik , IIT Roorkee
Analyzing time, space, and discourse: A chronotopic and critical discourse analysis of "Joker"
Debanjan Ballav, ICSSR
Shifting language attitude among Kurumba speakers in Attapady: Implications for identity, language use and language education policy
Lida Paul, IIT Madras
Role of subtitles in understanding English web series: A study among young adults
Haala Aslam, Aligarh Muslim University
The evolution and ethical implications of artificial intelligence and large language models
Shameer Zaman and Dhruvi Dhariwal, Amity University (NOIDA)
INVITED WORKSHOP TALK (online)
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
Introduction to data management using SayMore
Karthick Narayanan, UnReal TecE LLP
DAY 2 : 30 JANUARY 2025
THEME: India as a Linguistic Area
SESSION 3
CHAIR: JYOTI SHARMA
09.30 AM - 11:10 AM
Reduplication in Sonowal Kachari
Zitaksyor Sonowal, EFLU, Hyderabad
Yeh kya hone lag gaya – a double light verb construction in Hindi
Ekadish Bal, University of Mumbai
A classical semantic theory of Implicatives
Sourajeet Mitra, EFLU Hyderabad
Revisiting zero nominals: Verbal properties and categorial fluidity in Santali
Biswanath Dash, IIT Delhi
On 'KuuDa' NPIs in Tamil
Nitindravid P R, EFLU Hyderabad
POSTER SESSION 2 & TEA
11:10 AM - 12:30 PM
The Role of aspect markers in Kannauji: A study of temporal and aspectual distinctions
Abhishek Kumar, JNU
Malayalam phonology through Chorichu Mallal: An Optimality Theoretic lens
Dhyuthy Krishna Kumar, EFLU Hyderabad
Language vitality assessment of Aiton variety of Tai language
Debrani Swargiary, University of Hyderabad
Case system in Poonchi
Smriti Choudhary, Chandan Kumar, JNU
Noun Phrase agreement in Rabha
Ayan Ghosh, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
KEYNOTE TALK 2
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Quantifiers in South Asian languages
Ishani Guha, Amity University (NOIDA)
CHAIR: SAKSHI BHATIA
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM LUNCH
INVITED PANEL TALK
02:30 PM - 03:45 PM
India as a linguistic area revisited
K V Subbarao, (Formerly) University of Delhi
CHAIR: TANMOY BHATTACHARYA
DISCUSSANTS: PAROMA SANYAL AND PRIYANKOO SARMAH
SESSION 4
CHAIR: DEEPAK ALOK
03.45 PM - 05:05 PM
Definiteness and maximality in Odia: The functions of suffixes -jaka and -taka
Akankshya Mishra, IIT Delhi and Ansuman Mishra, EFLU, Hyderabad
Grammatical gender assignment tendencies in Marathi
Riddhi Praveen Karkare, EFLU Hyderabad
Generational language attrition of heritage speakers of Marathi in Bangalore
Oshin Padhye, EFLU Hyderabad
Argument structure similarities between “unaccusative transitive” or “divalent unaccusative” simple predicates and certain conjunct verb psych predicates in Hindi
Nikhar Agrawal, JNU
05:05 PM - 05:20 PM Special Session by SAGE
05:20 PM - 05:30 PM TEA & SNACKS
DAY 3 : 31 JANUARY 2025
THEME: Multilingualism and Linguistic Resources
SESSION 5
CHAIR: P PHANI KRISHNA
09.30 AM - 11.30 AM
Rizz, vibes, and lowkey feels: Cracking social media’s slang code for NLP
Pratibha Dongare, EFLU Hyderabad
Semantic patterns of productivity in Maithili light verb constructions
Smriti Choudhary, JNU
What can predictive processing tell us about the mental lexicon? Insights from Malayalam
Nayana Raj, IIT Delhi
Evaluating predictions of a hybrid encoding plus retrieval model in Hindi
Pranab Bagartti, IIT Delhi
Acoustic study of rhotics in Dravidian languages: A case study of Malayalam and Tami
Alokesh Majumder, IIT Delhi
Aunty Talk, tongue backing and enregisterment
Tanisha Pandey, University of Bern
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM TEA
SESSION 6
CHAIR: THAKUR ANJEEV PRAKASH
11:50 PM - 01:30 PM
Gesture restriction effect on silent pauses in emotional speech
Riya Jain, IIT Jammu
Language attitude of young speakers towards Bangla owing to flawed language testing methods
Moomal Majee, JNU
Beyond the headlines: A linguistic investigation of the impact of media and social media on reporting of the Kolkata rape case
Amisha M S and Safa Sidheeq, EFLU Hyderabad
Reduplication in affirmative response of ditransitive verbs in English by L2 English speakers : a study
Urna Basu, Jadavpur University
Bhojpuri on social media: A dual perspective on hate speech and cultural identity
Krishna Mohan Singh, IIT BHU and Shreya Pandey, BHU
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM LUNCH
INVITED TALK
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Multilingualism and digital linguistic resources
Narayan Kumar Choudhary, CIIL (Mysuru)
CHAIR: V M S SHARMA
POSTER SESSION 3
03:15 PM – 04:15 PM
The effect of complementiser “adu” (that) in sentence processing
Alicia Ningthoujam, IIT Roorkee and Penelope Jassal, University of Delhi
Impact of advancing age on language processing
Upasana Banerjee and Pranjana Das, Gauhati University
Classifier handling: How do Assamese speakers cognitively process classifier words?
Bhabarnab Kashyap, JNU
Processing of embodied sentences in Bengali: A reaction time task
Bipasa Saha, EFLU Hyderabad
Exploring English language competence: A comparative study of Bengali medium and English medium educated speakers in West Bengal
Nilanjana Sen, JNU
Mobilising through words: The intersection of linguistic metaphors, framing, and visual rhetoric in JNU political posters
Debamita Samajdar, JNU
04.15 PM - 04.30 PM CLOSING
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM HIGH TEA
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM SCONLI BUSINESS MEETING
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