Barnali Chetia

Assistant Professor(Linguistics)

Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D (Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2014)
  • M.Phil (Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2010)
  • M.A (Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2007)
  • UGC-NET (2007)
  • PGDM-Print Journalism (IMSIT, New Delhi, 2005)

Research interests

Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Discourse Analysis, Gender Studies, Technical Communication.

Member of Professional bodies

Life Member- Linguistic Society of India

Publications & Presentations

Publications in Journals
  • Chetia Barnali, "Discourse Markers in Written English Texts in a Multilingual Setting: A Comparative Study of High School English in the Schools of Assam," Language in India (International), Vol.13:9, pp. 40-70, 2013.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Language Contact in Indian Media-A Sociolinguistic Study," ed. by Dr. S Nikam, Journal of Higher Education & Research Society: A Refereed International, ISSN 2349-0209, Issue-1, Volume-3, pp. 91-104, 2014.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Rhetorical Devices in English Advertisement Texts in India: A Descriptive Study," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, ISSN 2010-3646, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 980-984, 2015.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Gender and Acquisition of Discourse Markers-A Sociolinguistic Approach," Human Rights International Research Journal (Biannual Peer Reviewed), ISSN 2320-6942, Vol. 3:1, pp.219-223, 2015.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Technical Communication for Engineering Students-Relevance in the Indian Context," International Journal of Management and Applied Science, ISSN: 2394-7926, Vol-1:2, pp.19-21, 2015.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Slangs and Gender-A Sociolinguistic Perspective," International Journal of Technical Research and Applications e-ISSN: 2320-8163, Issue 18, PP. 43-46, 2015.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Unsung Women Characters of Mahabharata: A Saga of Unexplored Potential," Social Sciences International Research Journal, ISSN: 2395-0544, Vol 2:1, pp. 355-58, 2016.
Publications in Conference Proceedings
  • Chetia Barnali, "English Advertisements in a Multilingual Setting-A Linguistic Perspective," in ICEHM International Conference Proceedings, ed. by Prof. Jiri Strouhal (Bangkok, Thailand, 2014), pp. 27-29, ISBN 978-93-82242-59-8.
  • Chetia Barnali, "English Discourse Markers-The Second Language Learner Perspective," in ICELL International Conference Proceedings, ed. by H Suwastio, S.R.Najeeb, K Kamaluddin (Hyderabad, India, 2014), pp.1-5, ISBN 978-93-83303-59-5.
  • Chetia Barnali, "Technical Communication for Engineering Students "Relevance in the Indian Context," in Eighth TheIIER-Science Plus International Conference Proceedings, ed. by Dr. P Suresh (Dubai, UAE, 2015), pp. 49-51, ISBN 978-93-84209-83-4.
Presentations in International Conferences
  • Presented the paper, "Unsung Women Characters of Mahabharata: A Saga of Unexplored Potential," in International Conference on Women Studies & Social Sciences, Carmel College of Arts Science & Commerce for Women, Nuvem, Goa, March 03-05, 2016.
  • Presented the paper, "Lexical Features in Marketing Communicatio- A Linguistic Approach," In International Interdisciplinary Conference on New Trends in Humanities, Gender and Cultural Studies, N.G Acharaye and D.K Marathe College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Chembur, Mumbai, 9-10 October, 2015.
  • Plenary speaker in International Conference on Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences (ICHLSS), Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), Singapore, June 16-17, 2015.
  • Presented the paper, "Slangs and Gender-A Sociolinguistic Perspective," in International Conference on Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences (ICHLSS), Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), Singapore, June 16-17, 2015.
  • Presented the paper, "Gender and Acquisition of Discourse Markers-A Sociolinguistic Approach," in International Conference on Women Empowerment & Social Sciences, The American College, Madurai, March 05-07, 2015.
  • Presented the paper, "Technical Communication for Engineering Students "Relevance in the Indian Context," in Eighth TheIIER-Science Plus International Conference, Dubai, UAE, January 24-25, 2015.
  • Presented the paper "Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Wikispaces for Engineering Students -Relevance and Utility," at Bangla Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration and International Conference, organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, January 9-10, 2015.
  • Chaired a Conference session at International Workshop on Communications in the Era of the ASEAN Economic Community, organized by Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 18-19, 2014.
  • Presented the paper "Grammar as We Know and Grammar as We Use -A Study of Lexical Features in Marketing Communication," at International Workshop on Communications in the Era of the ASEAN Economic Community, organized by Shinawatra University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 18-19, 2014.
  • Presented the paper "Language Contact in Indian Media-A Sociolinguistic Study," at International Conference on 'Fourth World Literature & Culture', organized by Higher Education and Research Society, Pune, September 12-13, 2014.
  • Presented the paper "Rhetorical Devices in English Advertisement Texts in India: A Descriptive Study," at 4th International Conference on Humanities, Society & Culture (ICHSC), organized by International Economics Development & Research Center (IEDRC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2-3, 2014.
  • Presented the paper "English Discourse Markers-The Second Language Learner Perspective," at 5th International Conference on English Language and Literature, organized by International Academic and Industrial Research Solutions (IAIRS), Hyderabad, June 28-29, 2014.

Contact

Email: barnali@iiitvadodara.ac.in
Phone: +91-8420345492