Curriculum Vitae

DR. MOHAMMED ADAM MOHAMMED TAHA

Lecturer
  • Department of Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Languages
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
  • mohd.taha
  • 0379677022

BIOGRAPHY

My main interest is in linguistic structures (syntax), how words are put together to create structures. Syntax has connections with other fields of language, including meaning, sound structure, word structure, and language use. My research interests include Syntactic Theory, Interfaces in Syntax (with Morphology and Semantics), and Sociosyntax (the variation of syntactic structures due to social factors).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LINGUISTIC THEORY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PHD (LINGUISTICS), (Linguistics)
    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • MSC (LINGUISTICS), (Linguistics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.ED (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ARABIC LANGUAGE), (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ARABIC LANGUAGE)
    Omdurman Islamic University

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, EDITORIAL BOARD
    2024 to present (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Al-Qumairi, S., Taha, M., & Arifin, A. (2020). The syntax of possessive-de in Mehri. Lingua, 244, 14. doi: 10.1016/j.lingua.2020.102910
Others
  1. Taha, M., & Mohammed Sultan, F. M. (2022). Defining Unaccusatives in Sudanese Arabic. Southeastern Philippines Journal of Research and Development, 27(1), 1-20.
  2. Sultan, F. M. M., Taha, M. A. M., & Al-Qumairi, S. (2018). The Syntax of Applicative Constructions in Spoken Sudanese Arabic. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature , 24(2).
  3. Taha, M., Sultan, F. M., & Yasin, S. M. (2017). The Morphosyntax of Causative Construction in Sudanese Arabic. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 25(2).
  4. Taha, M., Sultan, F. M., & Yasin, S. M. (2016). Wh-Movement in Sudanese Arabic: A Minimalist Approach. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 24(4), 1611 - 1626
  5. Taha, M., Sultan, M. F. B. M., & Subakir, M. (2016). UNERGATIVES IN SUDANESE ARABIC: A MINIMLAIST APPROACH. Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 4(6) 382 - 387

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Syntactic Theory (Generative grammar)
  • Interfaces in Syntax (The connection of syntax with morphology and semantics)
  • The structure of endangered languages (Grammar of less used languages)
  • Sociosyntax (how syntactic structures vary due to social factors)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Rhetorical Analysis of Verbal Collocations in The Texts of Al-Jazeera News Channel, and a Study of Their Reflection in The Non-Arabic Speaking Students' Vocabulary for Special Purposes., University, (Internal Examiner)
  2. (2024) The Morphology of The 1st Person Kana Words, International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2024) Generative Grammar: Mapping The Literature by Bibliometric Analysis, International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2024) Rhetorical Styles in The Interpretation of Ibn Abi Al-Rabie: An Inductive Analysis, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2024) Understanding Tertiary English as a Foreign Language Teacher Educators’ Agency in Competency-Based Education Reform in Western China, University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2024) Tracing Academic Footprints: Kalagan and Isamal Linguistics from Past to Present, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2024) Kdatu Di Tnalu: Weaving Linguistics Threads of Blaan and Tboli Languages, International, (Reviewer)
  8. (2024) English Learning Motivation and Self-Identity of Chinese Efl Adult Learners, University, (Internal Examiner)
  9. (2024) Use of Chatgpt for Acquiring English as a Second Language, University, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2024) Expression of Ideologies in The Inaugural Addresses of Nigeria and Latvia Presidents: a Critical Stylistic Study, National, (Reviewer)
  11. (2024) On The Syntax of Double Case Marking in Arabic, International, (Reviewer)
  12. (2024) Investigating The Impacts of Arabic Regional Dialects and The Linguistic Environment in The International Schools in The Uae On Students' Learning in Modern Standard Arabic, University, (Internal Examiner)
  13. (2024) An Ot Serial Approach to Nasal Place Assimilation in Arsi-Bale Afan Oromo, International, (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) THE SYNTAX OF SENTENCE PARTICLES IN CHANGE DIALECT: A MINIMALIST PROGRAM, XU RONG (National University of Malaysia (UKM))
  2. (2024) THE SYNTAX OF ASPECTS IN THE SICHUAN DIALECT: A MINIMALIST APPROACH, LIAO BIN (National University of Malaysia (UKM))
  3. (2024) SMALL CLAUSES IN ENGLISH: A MINIMALIST APPROACH, YU FENGZHU (National University of Malaysia (UKM))
  4. (2024) MINDFULNESS IN EFL: EFFECTS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENJOYMENT, MOTIVATION, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ENGLISH MAJOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA, WEI LI
Master
  1. (2023) Factors Influencing English Language Anxiety among Malaysian Undergraduates, NURARDINEE AQMA BINTI MOHAMAD QUSHAIRI
  2. (2023) Language Attitudes towards China English among Chinese Students in China and Malaysia, YANG YUNNA
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) The Socio-pragmatic Analysis of Arabic Proverbs
  2. (2024) Phonetic challenges for students of the Department of Language Arabic Faculty of Languages and Linguistics of the University of Malaya
  3. (2024) Industrial Training, NAJIHATUL MARDHIYYAH BINTI MOHD ASRI, SYAFIQAH BINTI MOHD YUSOF

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2024) TQA7014 - Structure of English
Bachelor
  1. (2024) TIA3017 - Arabic Discourse Analysis
  2. (2024) TIA2011 - Arabic Language for Communication and Tourism
  3. (2024) TIA2014 - Dialects and Readings
  4. (2024) TIA3018 - History of Grammatical and Rhetoric
  5. (2024) TIX3009 - Introduction of Arabic Psycho-Sociolinguistics
  6. (2024) TIA1013 - Listening and Speaking 2