DR. ANINDITA SAHOO

About

Dr. Anindita Sahoo primary research interests are in Linguistic Typology, Syntax and Pragmatics. My recent works focus on the typology and grammaticalization of voice and copula constructions. I am also interested in language and communication studies from an acquisition and cognitive processing perspective. Currently I am associated with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.


Earned Degrees

  • Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi Title of the thesis: ‘Passives in some South Asian Languages: A comparative investigation’.
  • Masters: Utkal University, Odisha.
  • Bachelors: Fakir Mohan University, Odisha.

Professional Experiences

  • IIT Madras, Chennai: Since August 2017
  • BIMTECH, Greater Noida: October 2016- August 2017
  • Amity University, Noida: 2014 -2016

Research Areas

  • Linguistic Typology
  • Syntax
  • Indian English Grammar
  • Language Acquisition
  • Pragmatics
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Language and Communication Studies

Publications

  • Chandra, P. and Sahoo, A. (2015). Ditransitive Active-passives in Malayalam: A brief note. International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, Vol 44:1. Dravidian Linguistics Association.
  • Chandra, P. and Sahoo, A. (2014). Learning Puzzles with Indian English Tags’. Language and Language Teaching, Vol 3:2, Azim Premji University and Vidya Bhavan Society.
  • Chandra, P. and Sahoo, A. (2013). Passives in South Asian Languages: Some Typological Puzzles, Acta Linguistica Asiatica, Vol 3:1, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • Chandra, P. and Sahoo, A. (2010). Gradience In ditransitives and morphological specifities: The case Of Oriya, AICL-32 Conference Proceedings, Linguistic Society of India.
  • Sahoo, A. (2010). Odia passives with ditransitives, LAEL-5 PG Conference Proceedings, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.

Articles

  • Book chapter titled ‘Headlines: Same-lines, In Sheikh’, Aejaz M. (Ed). News Media Discourse: Issues and Perspectives. Hope International. pp 228-238. ISBN: 978-8192979-50-2.
  • Article titled ‘ODISHA AND ODIA: Conceptualizing Linguistic and Cultural Identities’ at http://www.intellectsreview.com/2016/07/odisha-and-odia-conceptualizing.html