Hello, I am a PhD student in the Department of Linguistics at UCLA. My research focuses on syntax and morphology in Indo-Aryan languages, primarily Hindi and Haryanvi. Recently, I have also been working on intonation and prosody of Haryanvi.

email : sakshisinghxyz@ucla.edu

conference presentations

Singh, S. (2026, April 18). Interaction of DOM and Split Ergativity in Haryanvi. [Conference presentation]. FASAL-16, University of South Carolina. pdf

Zanda, C., & Singh, S. (2026, April 11). Prosody by Sentence Type in Haryanvi. [Conference presentation]. FASAL-16, University of South Carolina. pdf

Zanda, C., & Singh, S.(2026, June 26-28). A Preliminary Model of Haryanvi Intonation. [Poster presentation]. LabPhon-20 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. pdf

birds at UCLA

i like watching birds. if you are around UCLA, look for these little guys: dark eyed juncos, bush tits, song sparrows, house finches, and scrub-jays!