Shobhana L. Chelliah, Associate Professor

Department of English, Linguistics Division

University of North Texas

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Contact Information:

UNT Office:  Language Building, 408J

Mailing Address:  Linguistics Division, English Department, P.O. Box 311307

University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203. U.S.A.

Phone:  940-369-8955

Fax 940-565-4355

Mailto: shobhana@unt.edu

 

Fields: Language Documentation and Description, Tibeto-Burman Languages of North-east India, Indian English, World English, TESOL
Teaching: Discourse Analysis, Syntax, World English, Language and Gender, TESOL Methods and Practicum
CV: 2006
Current Projects

  • A Meithei Text Collection with Analysis and Cultural Notes

  • With Sohini Ray.  Competing ideologies, competing scripts:  the politics of orthographic choice in NE India. 

  •  With Harimohon Thounaojam.  A Meithei Stem Dictionary.

  • Lamakang, a Kuki-Chin language of Manipur State India.

  • The use of English varieties in novels of Rohinton Mistry and Vikram Chandra. 

  • Variable features in Indian English studied through naturally occurring discourse.

 

Fall 2007, Course Resources    

 

LING 5390:  Pedagogical Grammar

Use Texts to teach Tense and Aspect

 

 

   LING 5320:  Discourse Analysis