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Curriculum Vitae Name:Dr.Monalilongmailai Curriculum Vitae Name:Dr.MonaliLongmailai Assistant Professor Assam University, Silchar, Assam, Silchar-780011 e-mail id: [email protected] Research Interests: Morphology Syntax Typology Historical Linguistics Areal Linguistics Ethnolinguistics Language Documentation Tibeto-Burman Languages Education: 2009- 2014: Ph.D in Linguistics Department of Linguistics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong Supervisor: UmaraniPappuswamy 2007-2008: B.Ed from College of Education, Guwahati 2005-2007: M.A. in Linguistics Department of Linguistics, Gauhati University, Guwahati 2002-2005: B.A. in English (Hons.) Department of English, Cotton College, Guwahati Awards: Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship from 2010-2014 NEHU Non-NET Fellowship from 2009-2010 UGC-NET Lectureship awarded in June 2008 UGC-NET Lectureship awarded in December 2008 UGC-NET Lectureship awarded in June 2007 Publications Edited Books (National): Longmailai, M. (2019). Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 2, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati. ISBN: 978-93-85839-32-0. Longmailai, M. (2017). Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 1, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati. ISBN: 978-93-85839-08-5. Longmailai, M. (2017).Biate Tong Riseina Bu: A Learner’s Book of the Biate Language (co- authored by Daimalu Brahma and Raju Ram Boro). Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University. ISBN: 978-81-935387-4-6. Papers (National): Longmailai, M. (2019).Some Aspects of Folkloristics in Dimasa.VaakManthan, Volume 3 Issue 2 (September).ISSN: 2426-2149.pp. 12-27. Longmailai, M. Daolaogupu and Barman, Kh. Dibyajoti. (2019). “Genesis of Dimasa Modern Music” In BrajakishoreSaikia (Ed.) Cultural Heritage of Assam, Volume 1 (Modern Music), Rashmi Prakash, Guwahati.ISBN: 978-81-927066-6-5. Pp. 490-497. Longmailai, M. (2019). “Spread and Contact Situation of Dimasa” In M. Longmailai (Ed.) Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 2, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati. ISBN: 978-93-85839-32-0. Pp. 66-85. Longmailai, M. and Sarangthem, B. (2019). “Cultural Metaphor in Dimasa and Meitei- an Ethnolinguistic Aspect” In M. Longmailai (Ed.) Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 2, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati. ISBN: 978-93-85839- 32-0. Pp. 86-106. Longmailai, M. (2017). “Language, Identity and Origin of Dimasa” In M. Longmailai (Ed.) Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 1, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati.ISBN: 978-93-85839-08-5. Pp. 66-85. Sarangthem, B. and Longmailai, M. (2017). “Taboos prevailing in conservative Manipuri and Dimasa Society” In M. Longmailai (Ed.) Studies on Dimasa History, Language and Culture, Volume 1, DYF Selected Papers, DVS Publishers, Guwahati.ISBN: 978-93-85839-08-5. Pp. 158-169. Longmailai, M. (2017). “Passivization in Dimasa” In S.K. Singh and S.A. Lyngdoh (Eds.) Syntactic Typology: Language Contact and Convergence, EBH Publishers, Guwahati. ISBN: 978-93-86302-00-7.Pp. 174-185. Longmailai, M. (2015). “Genetic Classification of Dimasa, recent myths and facts” In Litereria, Volume 4 (2015-2016). Annual Journal of the Department of English, Gurucharan College, Silchar.ISSN: 2278-2710. Pp. 107-113. Longmailai, M. (2014).“Adjectives in Dimasa” In J. War, S.K. Singh, S.A. Lyngdoh and B. Khyriem (Eds.).Tibeto-Burman Linguistics of NorthEast India.Guwahati, Eastern Book House Publishers.ISBN: 978-93-80261-90-4. Pp. 1-22. Papers (International): Longmailai, M; Langthasa, A; Saikia, U; Baruah, R; Tanti, B. (July 2020). Western Rengma (Karbi Anglong, India) - Language Snapshot. Language Documentation and Description 17. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/184. ISSN: 1740-6234. Pp. 82-86. Longmailai, M. (2019).The Study of Tenselessness in Rengma.Languages 4 (89), 1-15, doi.10: 3390/languages4040089. ISSN: 2226-471X. Longmailai, M. and Saikia, J. (2019).Patterns of Sound Change in Deori and Dimasa.Nepalese Linguistics, Vol.34. ISSN: 0259-1006. Pp.26-35. Bouchery, P. &Longmailai, M. (2018). The Kinship Terminology of the Dimasa: Alternate Generation Equivalence in the Tibeto-Burman Area. Anthropological Linguistics, Volume 60 (3). ISSN: 0003-5483. Pp. 226-254. Longmailai, M. (2018).“Reflexives and Reciprocals in Dimasa” In Linda Konnerth, Stephen Morey and Amos Teo (Eds.) North East Indian Linguistics: Volume 8.Asia-Pacific Linguistics/ANUPress http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155280. ISBN: 978-1-922185-41-9. Pp. 126-140. Longmailai, M. and Cing, Z.N. (2016). “Some Phonological features of Dimasa and Tedim- Chin” InL. Konnerth, S. Morey,P. Sarmah and A. Teo (Eds.) North East Indian Linguistics: Volume 7. Asia-Pacific Linguistics/ANU Press http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95392.ISBN: 9781922185273 (ebook). Pp. 15-28. Longmailai, M. (2015) “A Preliminary Study of Khasi and Dimasa lexemes” In Mark W. Post, Stephen Morey and Scott DeLancey (Eds.) Language and culture in Northeast India and beyond: in honour of Robbins Burling. Canberra, Australia-Pacific Linguistics, Language and Peoples of the Eastern Himalaya Region (series). Spectrum Print and Publication.Guwahati. ISBN: 978-81-8344-087-5. Pp. 126-139. Longmailai, M. (2013). “Towards Deciphering the Linguistic Content of an Age-Old Dimasa Narrative” In G. Hyslop, S. Morey and M.W. Post (Eds.) North East Indian Linguistics: Volume 5.Delhi, Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-93-82264-72-9. Longmailai, M. and Rabha, L. (2012). “Metaphors in Dimasa and Rabha- A Comparative Study” In A.Idström and E.Piirainen (Eds.) Endangered Metaphors. Amsterdam,John Benjamins Publishers.ISBN: 978-81-7596-930-8. Pp. 205-220. Longmailai, M. (2012). “Personal Pronouns in Dimasa” In G. Hyslop, S. Morey and M.W. Post (Eds.) North East Indian Linguistics: Volume 4.Delhi, Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-81-7596-930-8. Pp. 104-120. Non-academic Publications: Longmailai, M. (2018). “Little Lady-III (Short Story)” In M. Longmailai& B. Naiding (Eds) Yahder-The Roots, Volume 3. Haflong, Dimasa Youth Forum. Longmailai, M. (2017). “Little Lady-II (Short Story)” In M. Longmailai (Ed) Yahder-The Roots, Volume 2. Haflong, Dimasa Youth Forum. Longmailai, M. (2015). “What can education teach us?” In M. Longmailai and A. Barman (Eds.) Sainjurang, The Rising Mind, Volume 2. Shillong, Dimasa Students’ Association Shillong. Longmailai, M. (2015).“Why Dimasa and why so? A note on the Dimasa language and views” In P. Bodo (Ed) Busu-2015. Haflong,CentralBusu Celebration Committee. Longmailai, M (2015). “Little Lady (Short Story)” In M. Longmailai (Ed) Yahder-The Roots, Volume 1. Haflong, Dimasa Youth Festival Celebration Committee. Longmailai, M. (2014). “Dimasa and its dialects” In M. Longmailai, A. Barman, P. Haflongbar and A. Barman (Eds.)Sainjurang, The Rising Mind, Volume 1. Shillong, Dimasa Students’ Association Shillong. Longmailai, M (2009). “Dimasa Tones” In M. Barman, F. Gorlosa and D. Barman (Eds.) RmaolaiKhaspur.Silchar, DimasaLairidim Mel. Edited Magazines Longmailai, M. and Naiding, B. (2018).Yahder-The Roots, Volume 3.Haflong, Dimasa Youth Forum. Longmailai, M. (2017).Yahder-The Roots, Volume 2.Haflong, Dimasa Youth Forum. Longmailai, M. (2015).Yahder-The Roots, Volume 1.Haflong, Dimasa Youth Festival Celebration Committee. Longmailai, M. (2015).Sainjurang, The Rising Mind, Volume 2. Shillong, Dimasa Students’ Association Shillong. Longmailai, M. (2014).Sainjurang, The Rising Mind, Volume 1. Shillong, Dimasa Students’ Association Shillong. Theses: Longmailai, M. (2014).The Morphosyntax of Dimasa.Unpublished PhD Thesis.Department of Linguistics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. Longmailai, M. (2007).Noun Phrase in Dimasa.Unpublished M.A. Dissertation.Department of Linguistics, Gauhati University, Guwahati. Project Reports: Longmailai, M. (2010).MatribhasaBaori. Report submitted for the Mother Tongue Survey of India, Language Division, Kolkata. Longmailai, M; Brahma, B; Bez, G; Nath, P and Das, T. (2006). Some Socio-Linguistic Variations in Assamese, Boro and Dimasa submitted for the 2nd semester report for Socio- Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Gauhati University, Guwahati. Presentations: Longmailai, M. (2020).Affixation in Kuki-Chin languages with reference to Biate, Khelma and Hrangkhol. Two-Day National Online Seminar on Endangered Languages of Northeast India, Centre for Endangered Languages, Arunachal Instituted of Tribal Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, June 15-16. Longmailai, M. and ZamNgaihCing (2020).A case study of language and genetic affiliation of northeast India. 11th International Conference of the North East Indian Linguistics Society, CIT, Kokrajhar, February 7-9, 2020. Longmailai, M. and Hagjer, Anuj K. (2020).Documenting Daononaiya- Lost speakers of Dimasa. 11th International Conference of the North East Indian Linguistics Society, CIT, Kokrajhar, February 7-9, 2020. Sharma, A. and Longmailai, M. (2019). Contact situation of Magahi in North-East India. International Language Fest on Indigenous and Endangered Languages, North-Eastern Hill University, October 25-26, 2019. Longmailai, M. (2019).Time and Space in Hrangkhol. National Conference on the Indigenous and Lesser Studied Languages, Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University, Tezpur, October 29-31, 2019. Longmailai, M. and Saikia, J. (2019). Chakma and Haflong Hindi- A case study of contact languages of Northeast India. National Conference on the Indigenous and Lesser Studied Languages, Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University, Tezpur, October 29-31, 2019. Longmailai, M. (2019).The aspect
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