KUPPAM • ANDHRA PRADESH • ESTD. 1997
Established in 1997 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the support of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, Dravidian University is dedicated to the integrated development of Dravidian languages, literature, culture, folklore, history and tribal studies. Located at the tri-junction of three states, it serves as a beacon of higher education in this region.
The Department, founded in 2005, one of the richest ones in the university, in terms of associated projects with UGC –SAP, Endangered Language Projects, and other Government organs, such as Ministry of IT, Ministry of Education, aims at making forked concentration on Dravidian languages and Computational side of Linguistics.
On the Dravidian side of Studies, Koya, Kolami and Irukula languages were studied for various shades of research. To its Computational Side of Studies it concentrated on inflectional, derivational and lexical sides of sentences.
The Department, in its twenty years of existence, conducted National Seminars and Workshops, funded by various central government institutions, for its innovative research themes.
Professor & Head
The Department of Dravidian and Computational Linguistics aspires to excel in the areas of Dravidian Linguistic Studies, apply computational techniques to natural languages and strive to contribute to the knowledge of language studies. It also desires to become Centre of Excellence.
To provide innovative and quality education in Advanced Linguistics and to collaborate with national and international institutions, it aims to undertake research in Dravidian languages and describe Dravidian speech forms and document endangered Dravidian languages, besides resource building.
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| Name of the Programs | Intake | Download Syllabus |
|---|---|---|
| M.A. Linguistics | 10 | Download |
From the academic year (2013-2014) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is introduced in all departments of the University. According to this system the M.A. Linguistics Programme requires a student to earn 100 credits in four semesters. The Board of Studies in Linguistics is approved course structure and CBCS syllabus of M.A. Linguistics Programme for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semester on 20th November 2019.
| S.No. | BOS Conducted | Board Of Studies Chairmen | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | Minutes & Syllabus |
| S. No | Name of the Faculty | National Papers | International Papers | Cumulative IF | Total Citations | h-index | Books (National ISBN) | Books (International ISBN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 30 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | 31 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| 3 | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| S. No | Name of the Faculty | Title of the Project | Funding Agency | From | To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. G. Balasubramanian | Language of Malakka:ran: Description of Phonology with Vocabulary | Dravidian University | 9,000/- | Completed | |
| 2 | Prof. G. Balasubramanian | Malama:kku: A Linguistic Description and Assessment of Language Endangerment | UGC | 3.46 lakhs | Completed | |
| 3 | Prof. M. Sreenathan | Agricultural logos in Dravidian languages with special reference to the primitive groups of Kerala | UGC | 5.32 lakhs | Completed | |
| 4 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | Testing of Word Formation Strategies | CIIL | 75,000/- | Completed | |
| 5 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | A Bilingual Dictionary of English Prepositions | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 6 | Dr. S. Arulmozi | Development of VerbNet for Tamil | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 7 | Dr. S. Arulmozi & Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Development of Indian Language to Indian Language Machine Translation System | TDIL, MCIT, GoI | 2.46 lakhs | Completed | |
| 8 | Dr. S. Arulmozi & Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Telugu WordNet | MHRD, GoI | 14 lakhs | Completed | |
| 9 | Dr. S. Arulmozi & Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Indian Languages Corpora Initiative – Telugu (Phase I) | TDIL, MCIT, GoI | 23 lakhs | Completed | |
| 10 | Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Semantic Similarities and Verb Sense Disambiguation for Telugu | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 11 | Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Valency Lexicon of Telugu Verbs | UGC | 1.5 lakhs | Completed | |
| 12 | Lt. Dr. P. Sreekumar | Language of Paalukurumbar: A Descriptive Analysis | Dravidian University | 9,000/- | Completed | |
| 13 | Lt. Dr. P. Sreekumar | F.W. Ellis – Contribution to Dravidian Linguistics | UGC | 1.5 lakhs | Completed | |
| 14 | Mr. B.P. Hemananda | Phonology of Betta Kurumba / Kuruba with Vocabulary | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 15 | Mr. B.P. Hemananda | A study of irregular and defected verbs in Kannada | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 16 | Mr. L.K. Malleswara Rao | Comparative study of semantic change in native vocabulary of major Dravidian languages | Dravidian University | - | Completed | |
| 17 | Mr. L.K. Malleswara Rao | Compilation of Dictionary in Linguistics | UGC | 1.4 lakhs | Completed | |
| 18 | Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Indian Languages Corpora Initiative (2012–17) ILCI Phase-2 | MCIT, GoI | 45.43 lakhs | Completed | |
| 19 | Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | Telugu WordNet (2011–15) Phase-2 | MCIT, GoI | 30.74 lakhs | Completed | |
| 20 | Prof. G. Balasubramanian | Border Area Bilingualism of Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh (2015–18) | UGC | 11,99,400/- | Completed | |
| 21 | Lt. Dr. P. Sreekumar & Dr. M. Prasad Naik | Centre for Preservation of Endangered Dravidian Languages (CPEDL) | UGC | 1,60,50,000/- | Ongoing | |
| 22 | Prof. G. Ambedkar & Dr. M.C. Kesava Murty | SAP DRS-I (2014–19) | UGC | 39.00 lakhs | Ongoing |
| S. No | Name of the Faculty | Title of the Patent | National / International | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| No. | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Award | Year | Awarding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| S. No | Name of the Faculty | Number of Papers (National) | Number of Papers (International) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 18 | 7 |
| 2 | Prof. M.C. Kesava Murty | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | 10 | 2 |
| S. No | Name of the Faculty | Name of the Seminar / Conference | National / International | Funding Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | National Seminar on Visual-Linguistic Documentation | National | CIIL, Mysore | 28–29 March 2017 |
| 2 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | National Seminar on Corpus Linguistics | National | CIIL, Mysore | 10–11 Sept 2015 |
| 3 | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 42nd National Conference on Dravidian Linguistic Association | National | ISDL, Trivandrum | — |
| 4 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | One-Day National Seminar on Employability through Implementation of NEP-2020 | National | Dravidian University | 17 Nov 2022 |
| 5 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | 9th National Telugu Linguists’ Forum (TeLF) Conference in collaboration with CIIL, Mysore & Dravidian University, Kuppam | National | CIIL, Mysore | 7–8 March 2018 |
| 6 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Lecture Series on “First Grammars of Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam written in Sanskrit” | — | — | 21 March 2012 |
| 7 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | National Seminar on the History of Linguistic Studies in Telugu | National | APSCHE | 27–29 Oct 2010 |
| 8 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Five-Day Expert Advisory Committee Meeting on Preparation of Definitional Dictionaries of Political Science (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam) | National | Ministry of Education, GoI | 17–21 Oct 2023 |
| 9 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Twenty-Day Workshop on Survey & GIS Mapping of Endangered Languages of Andhra Pradesh (Ramakuppam & Kuppam Mandal) | National | UGC | 12–31 March 2019 |
| 10 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Five-Day National Workshop on Standardization of IT-Enabled Transcription, Glossing and Meta-language for Dravidian Languages | National | UGC | 6–10 March 2017 |
| 11 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Two-Day Workshop on Telugu WordNet | National | CIIL, Mysore | 16–25 March 2008 |
| 12 | Prof. M.C. Kesavamurty | Ten-Day Workshop on Advanced Course in Computational Linguistics | National | CIIL, Mysore | 16–25 March 2008 |
| 13 | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | Dravidian Lexicography | National | UGC | 26–27 Feb 2014 |
| 14 | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | Structure and Status of Tribal Languages in India | National | UGC | 4–5 Oct 2018 |
| 15 | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | Indian Logical Agreement System in Languages | National | BBS, Ministry of Govt. | 14–16 March 2023 |
| S. No | Name of the Scholar | M.Phil / Ph.D | Name of the Supervisor | Year of Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Aliga M. | Ph.D | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 2024 |
| 2 | Dr. M. Bharath Kumar | Ph.D | Prof. M.C. Kesava Murty | 2023 |
| 3 | Dr. H. Kulkarni | Ph.D | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 2023 |
| 4 | Dr. K. Surya Naranya | Ph.D | Dr. M. Prasad Naik | 2023 |
| 5 | Dr. M. Raja Krishna | Ph.D | Dr. K. Sreekumar | 2023 |
| 6 | Dr. M. Jija | Ph.D | Prof. Ganesan Ambedkar | 2022 |
| 7 | Dr. K. Sreekumar | Ph.D | Dr. M.C. Kesavamurthy | 2019 |
| 8 | Dr. Biswananda Dash | Ph.D | Prof. S. Arulmozi | 2009 |
| S. No | Name of the Candidate | Name of the Research Supervisor | Ph.D (Full Time / Part Time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Result Found | |||
