Title of the Project

Dialect Survey of Malappuram District

The project “The Linguistic Portrait of Kerala” is aimed to document Malayalam dialects to the achievements of the corpus linguistics. This wide coverage intends to record the speech corpus of Malayalam language. This Project comprehensively records the internal variation in spoken Malayalam.

The initial area selected for the survey is Malappuram District. The purpose is to document the variation in the spoken language in a geographical area and eventually to bring out a dialect atlas of Malayalam. This survey is done based on questionnaire containing the detailed word and sentence list developed by the department of Linguistics,

This dictionary will be developed as a web based dictionary with interfaces to different classes of users.The envisioned dictionary is first of its kind in Indian languages which contains information from linguistic (phonological, morphological, Syntax and Semantics), Sociological and Anthropological functionalities.

The project conceived has two parts the linguistic part which deals with the lexicographic details and the Computational part which deals with the database and search.

The implementation of the project is divided into three phases with well-defined deliverables for each phase.

The project involves 5 organizations- a consortium of IIITK, C-DAC and AUKBS Research Centre, Chennai, who work together in achieving the state of the art dictionary with all its functionalities.

This project has been initiated to develop a comprehensive digital phonetic data base of Malayalam.

It provides in a digital format, a fairly comprehensive database taking into consideration a carefully compiled inventory of phones currently employed in the Malayalam language. It is accessible online for every student or researcher actively involved in the areas of Phonetics, Phonology, Malayalam language teaching, speech synthesis, and several other aspects of language data processing.

The data provided comprises 1000 words with gloss, audio recordings (wave/MP3 format) and phonetic transcriptions (IPA).

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Technology based linguistic research for human welfare is having paramount importance. To promote Technology Aided Language Learning of mother tongue education, this project is initiated.

The project was designed as to support the move of the state government to make the Malayalam learning compulsory in all schools including CBSE schools in state.

A language learning tool namely MalayalaPadam is designed in the form of word game that introduces all the syllables of Malayalam to the primary level learners. The android version of the game is available in Play Store. The concept of the game was developed by Ms. Aiswarya, the PhD scholar in the Department. The Chief Minister released the word game at a function held at the University campus on March

This project is initiated as part of the major initiative of the department on documenting and disseminating knowledge based terminology of Malayalam.

It is to map lexicographically how feminism is discoursed in Malayalam and Malayalam’s role as a knowledge transmission media.

This project was initiated as part of TEMU’s beloved series of publication programme.Also to pay honour to Prof. A.R.Rajarajavarma, the beloved  Malayalam linguist as part of the on-going  centenary celebrations, this project was initiated

This is initiated as part of TEMU’s commitment to develop online information repositories for wider dissemination

Developed for speech synthesis and other web technologies

This project is based on the language disability studies initiated by the Department of Linguistics, TEMU. Intended to develop language technology based solutions for the rehabilitation of linguistically differently abled.

We all agree that societies without dissent are lethal and disastrous. The public space of Kerala has been attributed as the culture of dissent. The present exercise is proposed to look at the dissent culture within the backdrop of culture of indifference. How are political attitudes of the dissent socially constructed in the cultural context of Kerala may be an intriguing enquiry.

How the dissent is expressed and communicated is the theme of the enquiry. The language of dissent can be adopted, adapted or modified through time. This study attempts to map the diverse culture of expression manifests dissent lexicographically. Collection and description of key terms in the field of agitation and protests to reflect the humanistic vigilance of the politically literate Kerala society. This emic character of Malayalam makes the language distinctive universally.