North East Indian Linguistics Society

The North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) is a linguistics society that focuses on the languages and linguistics of Northeast India. NEILS focuses primarily on the Tibeto-Burman languages of the region, as well as the Khasian languages and some Indo-Aryan languages.[1]

North East Indian Linguitsics Society
NicknameNEILS
Formation2005
FounderJyotiprakash Tamuli, Stephen Morey, and Mark W. Post
Founded atGauhati University
Location
  • India
OriginsGuwahati, Assam, India
FieldsLinguistics
Official language
English
Key people
Stephen Morey, Mark W. Post
Websiteneils.org.in

History

In 2005, the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) was founded by Jyotiprakash Tamuli (Gauhati University), Stephen Morey (La Trobe University), and Mark W. Post (currently at the University of Sydney).[2][3]

Conferences

From 2007 to 2012, NEILS conferences were held annually, and then afterwards biannually starting from 2014. The conferences are usually held in Assam during the months of January or February.[3]

The first NEILS meeting was held at the Phanidar Dutta Seminar Hall at Gauhati University from February 6–7, 2006.[2] Subsequently, the majority of conferences were held at the Don Bosco Institute (Don Bosco College of Engineering & Technology), Guwahati. Regular attendees have included Robbins Burling, Scott DeLancey, George van Driem, Gwendolyn Hyslop, and other linguists.

ConferenceLocationDateYearProceedings
NEILS 1Gauhati UniversityFebruary 6–72006[2]
NEILS 2Don Bosco Institute, GuwahatiFebruary 5–92007[4]
NEILS 3Don Bosco Institute, GuwahatiJanuary 18–222008[5]
NEILS 4North Eastern Hill UniversityJanuary 16–182009[6]
NEILS 5Gauhati UniversityFebruary 12–142010[7]
NEILS 6Tezpur UniversityJanuary 31–February 22011[8]
NEILS 7Don Bosco Institute, GuwahatiFebruary 2–42012[9]
NEILS 8Don Bosco Institute, GuwahatiJanuary 31–February 22014[9]
NEILS 9Tezpur UniversityFebruary 5–72016[1]
NEILS 10Assam University, SilcharJanuary 29–312018
NEILS 11Central Institute of Technology, KokrajharFebruary 7–92020
NEILS 12Gauhati UniversityFebruary 3–52023

References
  1. Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Teo, Amos, eds. (2018). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 8. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. ISBN 978-1-922185-41-9.
  2. Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark, eds. (2008). North East Indian Linguistics (PDF). Vol. 1. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968431. ISBN 9788175968431.
  3. "North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS)". Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  4. Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark, eds. (2009). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968554. ISBN 978-81-7596-714-4.
  5. Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2011). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 3. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968875.
  6. Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2012). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 4. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/9789382264521.
  7. Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W., eds. (2013). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 5. New Delhi: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. doi:10.1017/9789382993285. ISBN 978-93-82264-72-9.
  8. Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Sarmah, Priyankoo, eds. (2014). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 6. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. ISBN 9781922185136.
  9. Konnerth, Linda; Morey, Stephen; Sarmah, Priyankoo; Teo, Amos, eds. (2015). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 7. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University. ISBN 9781922185273.
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