Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Poroma Subha Mostafiz

Full Time Faculty
Lecturer 


Master of Science in Linguistics - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 
Bachelor of Arts in English - North South University, Bangladesh  

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6342
Email: poroma.mostafiz@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC934

Curriculum Vitae

I am a linguist interested in varies matters of sociolinguistics, ranging from language variation and change, language acquisition, dialect, register, diglossia among others.   

Mostafiz, P. & Ramsammy, M. (under review). Language attitudes condition gender-based asymmetries in child-directed speech: exploring morphological variation in Bangla. Journal of Sociolinguistics

Mostafiz, P. & Ramsammy, M. (2023, June 26). Language attitudes condition gender-based asymmetries in child-directed speech: exploring morphological variation in Bangla. United Kingdom Language Variation & Change, 14., Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://uklvc14.ppls.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UKLVC14_paper_7251-2.pdf

Mostafiz, P. (2022, September 16). Morphological variation in Bangla: Exploring patterns of gender and age-based variation in child-directed speech. 75th Language Lunch, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/languagelunch/wp-content/uploads/sites/3762/2023/01/LL75_INFO_KIT-2.pdf

  • Awarded University of Glasgow International Leadership Scholarship 
  • Recipient of The University of Edinburgh Master's Dissertation Funds 
  • Placed 1st in the 20th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Bangladesh
  • Placed 3rd in the 2019 "Happy Chinese New Year" Chinese Calligraphy Contest in Bangladesh
  • Placed 2nd in the 2021 "Chinese Bridge" Global Foreigners' Mandarin Conference- Online Dubbing Competition
  • Co-hosted the "China- Bangladesh Art & Culture Day" (2023) organised by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh & Confucius Institute at NSU
  • Acted as Adjudicator for “Bakeman's 3rd International Language League” organised by the Department of English & Modern Language, North South University.
  • University of Edinburgh (2021-22)

High Merit (with High Distinction in dissertation)

Dissertation: “Morphological variation in Bangla: Exploring patterns of gender and age-based variation in child-directed speech”

Supervisor: Dr. Michael Ramsammy

  • North South University (2016-20)

Bachelor of Arts in English

Summa Cum Laude

Department of English & Modern Languages, North South University 

  • Lecturer (July 2024 - Present)
  • Adjunct Lecturer (July 2023- June 2024)
  • ENG102: Introduction to Composition
  • ENG103: Intermediate Composition
  • ENG105: Advanced Composition 
  • Member of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE)
  • Sociolinguistics,
  • Language Variation and Change,
  • Child Directed Speech,
  • Diglossia