The Department of Linguistics in the University of Kerala is the just a single of its kind in the Kerala State. Built up in 1963, it is accused of the responsibility of advancing exploration at a propelled level into all parts of linguistics in general and of the Malayalam dialect specifically.

The office had done a spearheading campaign, an expand phonetic review of Kerala during a time long exploratory research. The Dialect Survey of Malayalam enveloping the Nair and Ezhava/Thiyya tongues of the condition of Kerala as the first of its kind in India

Courses

M.A. Linguistics

M.A. Phonetics is directed under credit and semester framework. This course presents the essential ideas of Linguistics and Applied etymology, for example, phonetics, phonology, morphology, language structure, semantics and different branches of phonetics. Competitors who acquired their B.A./B.Sc./B.Com degree with half checks to a limited extent III discretionary fundamental subject, including auxiliaries and showed up the basic placement test (in any subject) directed by the University of Kerala are qualified to apply for the M.A. Semantics course ( SC/ST hopefuls require just least)

Span : 4 Semesters, each of six months.

M.Phil Linguistics

This course plans to familiarize the understudy with the historical backdrop of etymology and the speculations of semantics. Also, it presents the connection amongst dialect and society and the procedure of research. Competitors looking for admission to the course ought to have passed M.A. Phonetics with at the very least 55% imprints (subjected to the lead unwinding for SC/ST hopefuls) at the season of sending application.

Term : One Year.

M.Phil. Computational Linguistics

This course is expected to be an essential prologue to the significant territories of Computational semantics. Formal and implementational subtle elements are shunned to the degree conceivable. The course is directed under credit and semester framework. The understudies have acquired post graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Application, Linguistics or Engineering disciplines from the University of Kerala or a degree perceived as proportionate there to are qualified to apply.

Length : 2 Semesters, each of six months.

Admission to the M.Phil Computational Linguistics should be founded on the imprints got at the qualifying examination and in the passageway test for 3 hourse length, the extent of the imprints being 50: 50

Ph.D Linguistics

The division has a solid Ph.D program with personnel to do explore in many parts of hypothetical and connected phonetics. At least 55% checks in the M.A degree examination in Linguistics or in connected Linguistics is settled as qualification necessities for enlistment as a PhD hopeful. M.Phil degree in Linguistics is given due weightage if the hopeful continues with the Ph.D program. Likewise, the office concedes dialect instructors from universities as M.Phil or Ph.D competitors under the staff change program of the UGC.

Short term Course in Functional Malayalam

Short term Course in Functional Malayalam (for foreigners)

Ph.D Computational Linguistics

Faculty Details of Department of Linguistics

Dr. S. Kunjamma
Associate Professor and Head of the Department
Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308469
Mobile : +91-9400514982 Email : drskunjamma@yahoo.co.in

Dr. ROSE MARY A.
Associate Professor
Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308469 Phone (Res) : +91-9995129664
Mobile : +91-9995129662 Email : rosemary.linguistics@gmail.com

Dr. S. A. Shanavas
Associate Professor
Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308469
Mobile : +91-9495074811 Email : sasnavs@gmail.com

Dr. Darwin L.
Assistant Professor
Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308469 Phone (Res) : +91-471-2132669
Mobile : +91-9446904488 Email : darwinciil@gmail.com

Dr. S. Prema
Assistant Professor
Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308469 Phone (Res) : +91-4722870345
Mobile : +91-9446084361 Email : premkrishnas@yahoo.co.in

Sakti Vel.S
Contract lecturer
Phone (Off) : 0471- 2308469
Mobile : 740 355 5418 Email : ssvmphil@gmail.com

Dr. B. Sreedevi
UGC - Emeritus Fellow
Phone (Off) : 0471- 2308469
Mobile : 9447926220 Email : drbsreedevi@gmail.com

Contact Details:

Department of Linguistics
University of Kerala
Kariavattom Campus
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Pin 695581
Phone : 0471 2308469
uklinguistics@gmail.com