American Journal of Linguistics

American Journal of Linguistics is concerned with all branches of linguistics, with preference given to articles of theoretical interest. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of modern linguistics.

Ashraf Bhat

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Linguistics

Post-doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Research Areas

Sociolinguistics, Cyberlinguistics, Linguistic Identities, Cognitive Linguistics, Language Attrition

Education

2010Ph.DIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur
2002Masters in LinguisticsAligarh Muslim University
2000Bachelor of SciencesUniversity of Kashmir

Experience

2010-2011Research Associate under the CSI, DST funded project “Language, Emotion and Culture” at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2009-2010Guest Faculty at the Northern Regional Language Centre (Central Institute of Indian Languages) Ministry of HRD, Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of India
Jan.2003 to July 2003Resource Person in the online language learning programme at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, (Ministry of HRD Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of India)
2003-2004Two years research experience from the Department of Linguistics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh
2004-2010Five years research experience from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Academic Achievement

Awarded a competitive Research grant (Rs. 12.48 Lakhs) by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, for the Postdoctoral Position under the Cognitive Science Research Initiative 2011-2013.
Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for pursuing the Ph.D programme in Linguistics, 2004-2006.
Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for pursuing the Ph.D programme in Linguistics, 2007-2009.
Grant sanctioned by IIT Kanpur for the paper Presentation in an international conference at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 2008.

Membership

Member, International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), an international scientific organization devoted to the study of language use

Publications: Journals

[1]  Paper “Through the Looking Glass, Darkly: Reading Alice in the Computer Game” co-authored with Dr. Souvik Mukherjee, published in the Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, (ISSN-2249-1511). Vol. (2), No. (1-2), April 2012, (pp-34-356).
[2]  Paper “Foundations of Language: A Biological Paradigm” published by the GRIN Publishing GmbH Munich, Germany, (ISBN No 978-3-656-02668-6), October,2011
[3]  Paper “Emergence of the Urdu Discourses in Kashmir” published in the International Journal of Language in India (online) (ISSN 1930-2940) Vol. 12 No. 8, September 2011.
[4]  Paper “Rethinking Linguistics Identities” published in the International Journal of Jurnal Teknosastik, (ISSN 1412-9663) Vol. 8 No. 2, July 2010, (p 38-50).
[5]  Paper “Language: The Ultimate Tool of Social Control” published in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics (IJL), (ISSN 0974-3421) Vol. (1) 2008, (p 111-118).
[6]  Paper “Communicating the Inner” published in the proceedings of The National Seminar on Perspectives in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (J&K) India, 2006, (p 91-98).
[7]  Paper “Language in Literature” published in the annual journal of Applied Linguistics 2002-2003, (p 24-30).
[8]  Paper “Power of the Script in Changing the Language Roles: A case of Urdu Discourse in Kashmir,” published online in the Linguist List by Eastern Michigan University

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Paper “Cyber Communication: Dimensions and Identity Assertion” presented in the Asian Identities: Trends in a Globalized World Conference, held on February 9-11, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
[2]  Presented a paper Reconstruction of Linguistic Identities: Local Resistance to Global Languages in the English and Asia 2008: First International Conference on Language and Linguistics, held at International Islamic University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24th – 27th November 2008.
[3]  Presented a paper “Power of the Script and Literacy: A Case of Urdu Discourse and Literacy in Kashmir” in the “8th International Conference of South Asian Languages” (ICOSAL-8), organized by the Department of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh, and the Central Institute of Indian Languages Mysore, India, held on 6-8 January, 2008.
[4]  Presented a paper “Defining Linguistic Identities: The Case of Urdu in Kashmir” in the 28th All India Conference of Linguists, held at the Department of Linguistics, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, from 02-04, November, 2006.
[5]  Presented a paper on “Rethinking Linguistic Identities” in the National seminar on “Language and Globalization: Issues and Perspectives” organized by the Linguistic Society of India, at the Department of Linguistics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, held from 7-8 February 2006.
[6]  Presented a paper “Communicating the Inner” in the National Seminar on “Perspectives in Linguistics” organized by the Department of Linguistics University of Kashmir, Srinagar, held on 8-9 November 2006.
[7]  Participated in the international conference on “Indian Social Sciences in the Changing World: Roles, Responsibilities and Reforms” organized by the Indian Council of Social Science Research in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India New Delhi on 6-7 February 2012.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Book entitled “Linguistic Identities: Between Theory and Practice” (ISBN: 978-3-8465-9885-6) accepted for the publication by the by the LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co., Saarbrücken, Germany.