North East Indian Linguistics Society

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North East Indian Linguistics Society
NicknameNEILS
Formation2005
FounderJyotiprakash Tamuli, Stephen Morey, and Mark W. Post
Founded at Gauhati University
Location
  • India
Origins Guwahati, Assam, India
FieldsLinguistics
Official language
English
Key people
Stephen Morey, Mark W. Post
Website neils.org.in

The North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) is a linguistics society that focuses on the languages and linguistics of Northeast India. NEILS focuses primarily on the Tibeto-Burman languages of the region, as well as the Khasian languages and some Indo-Aryan languages. [1]

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History

In 2005, the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) was founded by Jyotiprakash Tamuli (Gauhati University), Stephen Morey (La Trobe University), and Mark W. Post (currently at the University of Sydney). [2] [3]

Conferences

From 2007 to 2012, NEILS conferences were held annually, and then afterwards biannually starting from 2014. The conferences are usually held in Assam during the months of January or February. [3]

The first NEILS meeting was held at the Phanidar Dutta Seminar Hall at Gauhati University from 6–7 February 2006. [2] Subsequently, most conferences were held at the Don Bosco Institute (Don Bosco College of Engineering & Technology), Guwahati. Regular attendees have included Robbins Burling, Scott DeLancey, George van Driem, Gwendolyn Hyslop, and other linguists.[ citation needed ]

ConferenceLocationDateYearProceedings
NEILS 1 Gauhati University 6–7 February2006 [2]
NEILS 2Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati5–9 February2007 [4]
NEILS 3Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati18–22 January2008 [5]
NEILS 4 North Eastern Hill University 16–18 January2009 [6]
NEILS 5 Gauhati University 12–14 February2010 [7]
NEILS 6 Tezpur University 31 January – 2 February2011 [8]
NEILS 7Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati2–4 February2012 [9]
NEILS 8Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati31 January – 2 February2014 [9]
NEILS 9 Tezpur University 5–7 February2016 [1]
NEILS 10 Assam University, Silchar 29–31 January2018
NEILS 11 Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar 7–9 February2020
NEILS 12 Gauhati University 3–5 February2023
NEILS 13 Nagaland University, Kohima 6–8 February2025 [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Teo, Amos, eds. (2018). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 8. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. hdl:1885/155280. ISBN   978-1-922185-41-9.
  2. 1 2 3 Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark, eds. (2008). North East Indian Linguistics (PDF). Vol. 1. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968431. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   9788175968431.
  3. 1 2 "North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS)" . Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark, eds. (2009). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968554. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   978-81-7596-714-4.
  5. ↑ Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2011). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 3. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968875. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   9788175968875.
  6. ↑ Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2012). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 4. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/9789382264521. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   9789382264521.
  7. ↑ Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2013). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 5. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/9789382993285. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   978-93-82264-72-9.
  8. ↑ Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Sarmah, Priyankoo, eds. (2014). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 6. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. hdl:1885/12479. ISBN   9781922185136.
  9. 1 2 Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Sarmah, Priyankoo; Teo, Amos, eds. (2015). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 7. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. hdl:1885/95392. ISBN   9781922185273.
  10. ↑ "13th International Conference of the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS13)". Linguist List. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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