Brief Profile
Dr. S. Thennarasu is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Coordinator of the Centre for Endangered Languages. He obtained his B.A. (2001) in English Literature from University of Madras, M.A. (2004) in Applied Linguistics, M.Phil. (2006) in Applied Linguistics, Ph.D. (2012) in Applied Linguistics from University of Hyderabad (Central University).
Dr. S. Thennarasu had been working as Senior Lecturer cum Junior Resource Officer in Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages (LDC-IL) from 13th October 2011 to 27th November 2013 with Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore before joining Central University of Kerala. He worked as Lecturer cum Resource Person in LDC-IL from 5th May 2008 to 12th October 2011 with Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore. He worked as an Annotator on Contract based for 3 months i.e. from 24th January 2008 to 9th May 2008 with BUTLER HILL GROUP, LLC, (U. S. based) a Virginia limited liability company (“Contractor”) MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation (Microsoft). Worked as Linguist under “Development of Indian Language Machine Translation System (IL-ILMT) (Tamil-Telugu, Telugu-Tamil)” from 6th January 2007 – 31st March 2008 sponsored by Department of Information Technology, Minister of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. Worked as Project Fellow for two years from 1st October 2004 to 31st December 2006 under the project of “UGC/SAP” at CALTS, University of Hyderabad.
He has written more than 10 research articles and published 4 books in his credits.
Education
| Degree | College Name | Year Of Passing |
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| Ph.D. | University of Hyderabad | 2012 |
| Post Graduation | University of Hyderabad | 2004 |
| Graduation | University of Madras | 2001 |
| XII / Diploma | Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education | 1996 |
| X | Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education | 1994 |
| Others | University of Hyderabad | 2016 |
Experience
| Employer Name | Designation | Start From | End To |
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| Central University of Kerala | HoD i/c, | 2013 | 2017 |
| LDCIL, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore | Sr. Lecturer cum Junior Research Officer | 2011 | 2013 |
| LDC-IL, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore | Lecturer cum Resource Person | 2008 | 2011 |
| BUTLER HILL GROUP, LLC, (U. S. based) a Virginia limited liability company (“Contractor”) MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation (Microsoft) | Language Specialist | 2008 | 2008 |
| BUTLER HILL GROUP, LLC, (U. S. based) a Virginia limited liability company (“Contractor”) MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation (Microsoft). | Annotator | 2008 | 2008 |
| Development of Indian Language Machine Translation System (IL-IL) (Tamil-Telugu, Telugu-Tamil), at CALTS, University of Hyderabad | Linguist | 2007 | 2008 |
| University Grants Commission, Special Assistance Programme UGC/SAP” at Centre for ALTS, University of Hyderabad | Project Fellow | 2004 | 2006 |
| Zi Corporation of Canada, Inc., a body corporate, incorporated under the laws of Alberta, having its office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (“the Company”) | Independent Contractor | 2005 | 2005 |
Teaching & Research Guidance
| Level Of Teaching | Subjects |
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| Post Graduate | LLT5104 Morphology and Syntax |
| Post Graduate | LLT5205 Computational Linguistics-I & II |
| Post Graduate | LLT 5204 Field Linguistics |
| Post Graduate | LLT5402 Language Documentation and Language Pedagogy |
| Post Graduate | LLT5018 Annotation of Linguistic Corpora |
| Post Graduate | LLT5302 Translation Studies |
Recent and Major Publications
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2024). "Digital Archives for Documentation of Low-Resourced Languages". Jadavpur Journal of Languages and Linguistics, Volume 6, Issue 2 & p. 71-81
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2022). "Frequently used medicinal plants by the people of Kasaragod". Collected papers on Linguistic, Commemoration volume of Prof. K. Karunakaran’s Octogenarian)
2 (Edited by V.M. Subramanian) Dept. of Linguistics, Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2020). "Teaching of Affixes on Vocabulary Learning of Tamil". International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, Vol. 49 No.2 pp.175-185
- Thennarasu Sakkan, Winston Cruz and Prabagaran (2019). "Developing an Electronic Mobile Dictionary for Tamil: A Corpus - Based Study". Working Papers on Linguistics and Literature, Vol. XIII 2019 No. 2
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2019). "False Friends in Tamil-Malayalam Languages". Journal of Tamil Linguistics, Vol. 1 pp.110-120
- Thennarasu, S., Deepamol K.G., Naveena V., Ranjini P., Roshin A.R., Sheena P., & Bashid Shamnaj A. (2018). "Vocabulary lists for Language Learners in three Languages". Proceedings of National Seminar on Structure and Status of Tribal Languages in India, pp. 17-24
- Anju B. and Thennarasu, S. (2018). "Identifying Noun Paradigms in Malayalam for Morphological Analyzer: A Corpus Based Study". Working Papers on Linguistics and Literature, Vol. XI pp.5-12
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2016). "Tamil Pronouncing Dictionary: A Promising Trend in Language Technology Development". Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 5 No.1-2, 2015-16
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2016). "Review on Studies on Bangla and Dravidian. Syamala Sasidharan, Sourav Chakraborty & G.K. Panikkar (Eds.) 2014.". International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, Vol.45 No. 1
- Nandaraj Amom & Thennarasu Sakkan (2015). "Determining Categorical Status by Functional Categories: Evidence from Manipuri and Tamil". International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, Vol. 44 No.1
- Thennarasu Sakkan, L.R. Prem Kumar, & R. Amudha (2015). "pəɖɪ (படி) in Tamil: A Corpus-based Investigation". Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 41, No.2
- Nandaraj Amom, Thennarasu Sakkan & Atreyee Sharma (2013). "Corpus building of Endangered Languages". Language Endangerment in South Asia, Volume-1
- Thennarasu, S. (2011). "The Construction “I Love You” Comparative Accounts in Tamil and English". Language in India, Volume.11
- Thennarasu Sakkan (2008). "A Statistical Study of Tamil Corpus". SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE REVIEW, VOL.XVIII. No.2
Research Projects Undertaken
| Project Title | Project Type | Commencement Year | Completion Year | Funding Agency |
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| Documenting Medicinal Plants used by the Tribes of Kerala | Minor project | 2021 | 2022 | Central University of Kerala |
| Center for Endangered Languages at Central University of Kerala | Documentation of Endangered Languages | 2020 | 2021 | University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education (Govt. of India), New Delhi |
Books / Chapters
Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2018). Collocation in CIIL Corpus: Implications for Language Teaching and NLP
Molivadam – Collected papers in Applied Linguistics – A Festschrift for Prof. N. Krupanandam, KY Publications, 978-93-87769-37-3Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2015). Translation as Man and Machine Enterprise, Eastern Book House Publisher, 978-93-83252-46-6Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2013). Language Endangerment in South Asia, CAS, Annamalai University, 978-81-925538-0-1Book - Co-Author, (2019). Landscapes of Linguistics and Literature - A Festschrift for Dr. L. Ramamoorthy, Thamizhaga Institute of Educational Research & Advancements. Chennai -600024, India, 978-93-81101-53-7Book - Sole Author, (2017). A Statistical Study of Tamil Morphology, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 978- 620-2-06381-4Book - Sole Author, (2013). A Statistical Study of Certain Aspects of Written Tamil Corpus, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Deutschland, Germany, 978-3-659-46186-6Book - Co-Author, (2007). Corpus Linguistics - CAIL 412 Course book in Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications in Indian Languages, Prof. G. Uma Maheshwar Rao & Dr. Thennarasu, S., 0
Miscellaneous
| Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : |
2009 Life member, Linguistic Society of India
2010 Life member, Dravidian Linguistics
2019 Life member, Tamil Linguistics Forum
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| Student related co-curricular, extension and field based activities and counseling. |
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| Contribution to corporate sector-management of the department and institution through participation in academic and administration,committees and responsibilities.
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2021- Department Placement Officer, Department of Linguistics at CUK.
2020- Chairperson of the PG Board of Studies of Department of Linguistics, Central
University of Kerala
2021- Chairperson, Departmental Grievance Redressal Committees (DSGRC) of
Students
2019-20 Member, Student Support and Progression, IQAC Committee
2020- Coordinator of UGC-NET Coaching for the School of Languages and
Comparative Literature
2017 -2018 Editorial Board member of the Annual Accounts, Central University of
Kerala
2016-2019 Member in the Board of studies in Hindi, Central University of Kerala,
Kasaragod for P.G. Courses.
2017-2019 Member in the Scrutiny Board in Linguistics (PG Level) at Kerala
University, Trivandrum.
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