From 11-17 December 2024, NEILAC organized a 7-day Mentorship Programme on Language Description and Grammar Writing for scholars from Northeast India. Led by renowned linguist Professor Emerita Mary Dalrymple from the University of Oxford and Dr. Vijay D’Souza, NEILAC’s Director, the mentorship program provided personalized guidance through both one-on-one and group sessions. The focus was on morphosyntax, semantics, and linguistic data analysis, with participants receiving hands-on training in data collection, annotation, and the use of linguistic analysis tools such as FLEx and ELAN. Tailored for scholars working with linguistic communities in Northeast India, the program aimed to equip them with essential skills for language documentation, grammar development, and the preservation of endangered languages.
