Monday, 29 January 2018 Opening (Inauguration Hall) 9:00-10:00 Registration 10:00-11:00 Opening addresses 11:00-11:15 Vote of thanks 11:15-11:30 Short tea break (15 minutes) 11:30-11:45 Walk from Inauguration Hall to Conference Rooms Conference Room #1 Conference Room #2 Tibeto-Burman Syntax & Phonetics & Phonology Session 1 Semantics Chair: Amos Teo Chair: Scott DeLancey The stem alternation in Fricatives and Affricates in Ao 11:45-12:15 Rengmitca Temsunungsang T. David Peterson Deictic Motion in Hakhun Tones in Hruso-Aka: An Tangsa Acoustic Approach 12:15-12:45 Krishna Boro Amalesh Gope, Madhumita Barbora, Nupur Sinha and Sansuma Brahma The indefinite marker -ba in A Preliminary Acoustic Study Bodo of Tones in Dapzal Dialect of Prafulla Basumatary Paite 12:45-1:15 G Thuamkhanmang, Wendy Lalhminghlui and Priyankoo Sarmah 1:15-2:20 Lunch Word formation processes Indo-Aryan Morphosyntax Session 2 Chair: TBA Chair: Jyotiprakash Tamuli Reduplicating words in Bodo Classifiers of Asamiya and 2:20-2:40 Bihung Brahma Bangla- A comparative view Paramita Purkait Affixation in Liangmai Morphosyntactic analysis of Guichamlung Daimai and Causatives in Nepali 2:40-3:00 Yantsubeni Ngullie Sourabh Chetry and Madhumita Barbora Word Formation in Chiru Conditional Conjunctions in Mechek Sampar Awan Assamese: Structure and 3:00-3:20 Function Seuji Sharma Word formation process in The Conjunctive Participles in Kokborok Assamese 3:20-3:40 Surath Debbarma and Biman Diganta Kumar Nath Debbarma. 1 3:40-4:00 Tea Tibeto-Burman Studies Tense and Aspect Session 3 Chair: Huziwara Keisuke Chair: TBA Personal Names and its Socio- Cultural Implications in Tedim The Tense Suffix -lei in Maram 4:00-4:20 Chin Bobita Sarangthem and Zam Ngaih Cing and Thang Niharika Dutta Sian Mung Pronouns in Anal An analysis on the aspectual Thounaojam Thajamanbi Devi particles of Meeteilon 4:20-4:40 Sanatombi Devi and Ch. Yashawanta Singh Word Classes (contd.) Pronouns of Liangmai Tense and Aspect markers in 4:40-5:00 Guichamlung Daimai Kokborok Anukampa Ghagra Tuesday, 30 January 2018 Topics in Tibeto-Burman Topics in Indo-Aryan Session 4 Linguistics Linguistics Chair: Dhiren Singha Chair: Ajit Kumar Baishya Information Structure Markers The Past Tense in Assamese 9-9:30 in Tibeto-Burman Languages Kailash Sarma Scott DeLancey Effective early literacy On the genetic position of instruction in Assamese: the 9:30-10:00 Chakpa within Luish languages role of decoding Huziwara Keisuke Subhash Rabha On the language of definitions in a bilingual dictionary: a 10:00-10:30 perspective from pedagogy Mouchumi Handique 10:30-11:00 Tea Person Marking Austroasiatic Linguistics Session 5 Chair: Scott DeLancey Chair: TBA Agreement in Tedim Chin A Distinction of the Case Pauthang Haokip and Zam Systems of Standard Khasi, War 11-11.30 Ngaih Cing Khasi and War Jaiñtia: A Comparative Study Rymphang K. Rynjah Verbal Agreement in Korbong Intonation in Khasi: A 11:30-12:00 Biman Debbarma and Kh. Preliminary Study Dhiren Singha Ruth Rymbai Pronominal Prefixes in Bodo- An Overview of Amsohtai Garo Languages Arvind Rawat and Ruth Rymbai. 12:00-12:30 Kh. Dhiren Singha and Kh. Dibyajyoti Barman 12:30-1:40 Lunch 2 Liangmai Studies Indo-Aryan phonology Session 6 Chair: Amos Teo Chair: Jyotiprakash Tamuli Ergativity in Liangmai Vocalic Distinction in Eastern Kailadbou Daimai and Western Kamrupi Variety 1:40-2:00 of the Assamese Language Bidisha Kashyap and Jimly Gogoi Causatives in Liangmai Focus realisation in Barpetiya 2:00-2:20 Kailadbou Daimai and I.D. variety of Assamese Raguibou Asim Twaha “Naga” Phonology (contd.) Word Initial Prenasalization in Phonemes in Sylheti 2:20-2:40 Liangmai Md. Isthaque Ahmed and Charengna Widinibou Rasida Begum Pre-nasalized Phonemes in The hallmark of Assamese Zeliangrong Languages language: the voiceless velar 2:40-3:00 I.D. Raguibou fricative /x/ Ankur Jyoti Das and Tusmita Deka 3:00-3:40 Tea Compounding Semantics Session 7 Chair: Marykim Haokip Chair: Krishna Boro Compounding in Vaiphei Polysemy as Exhibited by the 3:40 – 4:00 Kabita Oinam Singha Categories in Bodo Jahnavi Neog Composition of Compounds and Polysemy of the morpheme – Preparation of a Digital mə̀í in Tai-Khamti 4:00-4:20 Database in Garo Trisha Borgohain Amalesh Gope, Kabita Kumari and Debika D Sangma “Naga” Morphosyntax Boro Studies Compounding in Khezha Sɯ̀ nàbàrí and Sànzàrí Dialects 4:20-4:40 Neiwetso U Therie of Bodo: A Contrastive Survey Aleendra Brahma Negation in Zeme Reflexives in Bodo 4:40-5:00 Sapam Sangita Chanu Suni Jyoti Kalita and Raju Ram Boro Wednesday, 31 January 2018 Tibeto-Burman Case marking Session 8 Morphosyntax Chair: Krishna Boro Chair: Ajit Kumar Baishya Adjectives in Rongmei: A Inter-speaker variability in Sumi 9:00-9:30 morphosyntactic study case marking Debajit Deb and Dhiren Singha Amos Teo Re-assessing conditional clauses Case marking postposition in 9:30-10:00 in Sizang Chin Lotha Tyler Davis Yantsubeni Ngullie Clause Types in Phong 10:00-10:30 Niharika Dutta 3 10:30-11:00 Tea Field Reports Dimasa Studies Session 9 Chair: David Peterson Chair: Huziwara Keisuke A Preliminary Observation on Word Order in Dimasa the Banai Community of Assam Kh. Dhiren Singha 11:00-11:30 Madhumita Barbora and Gayatri Das An Outline Grammatical sketch Dijuwa and Hasao dialects of of linguistic communities in Dimasa: A comparative study 11:30-12:00 Tirap district: Field study Monali Longmailai and Rakesh Bishakha Das Jigdung Preliminary analysis of Biate The Nominalizer -ba in Dimasa 12:00-12:30 M Hemminlal Haokip and Dhrubajit Langthasa Marykim Haokip 12:30-1:40 Lunch Negation Tibeto-Burman Phonology Session 10 Chair: Marykim Haokip Chair: Amos Teo Negation in Vaiphei Assimilation process in Maring 1:40-2:00 Khawlsonkim Suantak Susie Kanshouwa Negation in Reang Sound system of Semsa 2:00-2:20 Y. Arunima Singha Pronomita Rajioung Indo-Aryan Numerals (contd.) The Phonology of Borrowed Numerals in Dhiyan 2:20-2:40 Words in Hajong S.Sulochana Singha Awadesh Mishra Consonant Epenthesis as a Number in Mymensing 2:40-3:00 hiatus resolution in Bodo Abu Siddique Mandira Sana Basumatary 3:00-3:40 Tea Tibeto-Burman Numerals Sociolinguistics Session 11 Chair: Ch. Yashawanta Singh Chair: Amos Teo Numerals in Lairamlo Hunphun-Tāngkhul Language Aheibam Linthoingambi Chanu Change in Progress 3:40 – 4:00 Yatmi Luikham and Ch Yashawanta Singh Numerals in Kuki-Chin Language Preference: The case Languages: Some Observation of Sumi speech community in 4:00-4:20 on Hrangkhol and Khelma Dimapur, Nagaland Krithika Barman and K Amrita Swuli H Sema Singha Numerals in Deori Language A sociolinguistic comparison Jonali Saikia. between two pidgin languages 4:20-4:40 of North East India Viyazonuo Terhiija, Luke Horo and Priyankoo Sarmah Numerals and its sub- Language Contact and Conflict classifications in Sukte in Mizoram: The Case of 4:40-5:00 Arambam Sadananda Singh Tuichawng Village Lalhming Mawia 4 .