Dr. Shubham Kumar Srivastava

Assistant Professor-I

Amity Institute of English Studies and Research

Linguistic Studies
Amity Institute of English Studies And Research (AIESR)

BSc (H) Computer Science- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College- University of Delhi, 2009 MA Linguistics- University of Delhi, 2011
MPhil Linguistics- University of Delhi, 2014
PhD in Linguistics- University of Delhi, 2021
9 years
Introduction to Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Morpho-Syntactic Processes; Semantic Theory and Analysis; Corpus Linguistics; Rhetorical Devices: Theory and Practice; Linguistics and English Language Teaching; English Prose and Writing Skills; Language, Literature, and Media Studies; Communication Skills-I; Communication Skills-II; Professional and Business Communication
Semantics, Syntax-Semantics Interface, Semantics-Pragmatics Interface, Cognitive Linguistics, Philosophy of Language, Morpho-syntax, Lexicography
Shubham Kumar Srivastava has a doctorate in Linguistics from University of Delhi. Before joining Amity University, he has taught in Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has also worked for Oxford University Press. His areas of interest include Semantics, Pragmatics, Philosophy of Language, Cognitive Linguistics, and Lexicography. He has been a Fulbright fellow at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. He has also been actively involved in the BRICS 7+1 exchange program with Hankuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
Member, Linguistic Society of India
Shubham Kumar Srivastava did his PhD in Linguistics from University of Delhi in 2021. His area of focus was Semantics. He has taught varied courses in Linguistics at the postgraduate level in Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, He has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences. His research interests include Cognitive Linguistics, the Syntax-Semantics Interface, and Morpho-syntax.

Publications:

1. Koumbarou, A., Srivastava, S. K., & Biswas, S. B. (2021). Reverse complex predicates or something else?: The case of Hindi de ‘give’ and jaa ‘go’. SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics, 20, 72–94. London: School of Oriental and African Studies.

2.Srivastava, S. K., & Biswas, S. B. (2017). Understanding English telic clauses through purpose clauses: A challenge for second language learners. International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 46(2), 171–183. Thiruvananthapuram: Dravidian Linguistic Association.

3. Srivastava, S. K., & Biswas, S. B. (2016). Illustrations to relate discourse to emotions: A pragmatic study of illustrations and their role in story-telling. Design for All, 11(3), 50–68. Delhi: Design for All Institute of India.
1. UGC NET-JRF in Linguistics (2011).

2. Fulbright FLTA, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (2012-13).
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