Achla M. Raina

PhD (IIT Kanpur)

Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences


Research Interest

 

Education

  • PhD, Linguistics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 1992
  • M.Phil, Linguistics, Delhi University, 1984
  • M.A., Linguistics, Delhi University, 1982
  • M.A., English Literature, Kashmir University, 1980
  • B.A., English Literature, Kashmir University, 1978

Website(s)

CV

Cognitive linguistics, Natural language semantics, Computational linguistics, Language acquisition, Language evolution, Indian linguistic tradition, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Philosophy of language, Generative linguistics, Communication studies, Language teaching 
  • Raina, Achla M. 2013. "Classifier Expressions in Kashmiri: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach", Indian Linguistics (Journal of Linguistic Society of India), vol. 74, ISSN: 0378-0759

  • Raina, Achla M. 2011. The Co-eventual Verb in Hindi. In Koul, Omkar N. (ed.) Indo-Aryan Linguistics, CIIL, Mysore, pp.135-152

  • Raina, Achla M. 2011. Compositionality in Complex Predicates. In Imtiaz S. and S. Chaudhary (eds.) Problematising Language Studies: Cultural theoretical and applied Perspectives, Aakar Books, New Delhi, pp. 347-371, ISBN 978-93-5002-084-5

  • Achla M. Raina, 2005. "Complex Predicates and Semantic Underspecification", Indian Linguistics (Journal of the Linguistic Society of India), vol. 65, 89-103

  • Achla M. Raina, 1995. "The Verb-Second Phenomenon", Indian Linguistics (Journal of Linguistic Society of India),, vol. 56: 1-14

 

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IIT Kanpur

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