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24 10, 2023

Information Day 2023

2023-11-01T14:59:06+08:00

The annual HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2023 will be held on Saturday, Oct 28th. Our department will be hosting booth to provide prospective undergraduate students and visitors with information about HKU Linguistics. Come and join our Information Counter at CPD-LG.07~LG.10. We look forward to seeing you! More details can be found here: Faculty of Arts-Info Day Location details: LG.07~LG.10, Centennial Campus, Central Podium Levels - Lower Ground (CPD-LG)

Information Day 20232023-11-01T14:59:06+08:00
21 08, 2023

“Substantive bias and variation in the acquisition of vowel harmony” published in Glossa!

2023-08-21T10:45:45+08:00

Our alumni, Tingyu Huang (Ph.D., 2022; Sichuan University), along with Youngah Do, has recently published a paper titled "Substantive bias and variation in the acquisition of vowel harmony" in the journal Glossa!  This study is an exciting contribution to our understanding of the role of input variability in phonological acquisition. Click here to access the paper.

“Substantive bias and variation in the acquisition of vowel harmony” published in Glossa!2023-08-21T10:45:45+08:00
27 07, 2023

“Variation learning in phonology and morphosyntax” published in Cognition!

2023-07-27T10:09:40+08:00

Dr. Do, Dr. Havenhill and our Ph.D. candidate Samuel’s article, “Variation learning in phonology and morphosyntax”, has been published in Cognition! Click here for details: https://linguistics.hku.hk/ldlhku/2023/07/26/variation-learning-in-phonology-and-morphosyntax-published-in-cognition/  

“Variation learning in phonology and morphosyntax” published in Cognition!2023-07-27T10:09:40+08:00
19 07, 2023

LING7016

2025-06-20T09:18:33+08:00

LING7016 Linguistic Diversity in China Dr. Robert Marcelo Sevilla MA Elective course. Sem 1TBCVenue: TBC Course Description This course introduces linguistic diversity across modern China, with a focus on structural variation in terms of sound systems, word forms, and grammatical structure. The course takes a descriptive approach to linguistic features with little theoretical or technical linguistic knowledge necessary. Topics covered include the main typological regions in Sinitic and their relationships to each other, the Altaic areal region, the Mainland Southeast Asian region, the Highland region, and approaches to quantifying linguistic diversity. Course Details Assessment:100% coursework

LING70162025-06-20T09:18:33+08:00
19 07, 2023

LING6020

2025-06-20T09:16:44+08:00

LING6020 Advanced Topics in Psycholinguistics Dr. Wenjing Ni MA Elective course. Sem 2TBCVenue: TBC Course Description The course will examine issues concerning how language is acquired and processed in the mind. Advanced research topics to be covered in this course are as follows: brain and language development, language and thought, mental systems for words, word segmentation in Chinese and English, dyslexia, language disorders. There will also be practical laboratory classes. Course Details Assessment:100% coursework

LING60202025-06-20T09:16:44+08:00
5 06, 2023

Students complete immersive lessons on Hong Kong Sign Language

2023-06-05T10:38:31+08:00

Discover the incredible journey of our undergrad students, Rachel, Jasper, Tiffany, and Kevin as they conquered the immersive Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) course. Guided by expert trainer KK, these dedicated students achieved Level III proficiency and mastered 655 signs. Join us in applauding their remarkable dedication and also the invaluable support from the Professional Sign Language Centre! See more here: https://linguistics.hku.hk/ldlhku/2023/05/31/students-complete-immersive-lessons-on-hong-kong-sign-language/    

Students complete immersive lessons on Hong Kong Sign Language2023-06-05T10:38:31+08:00
22 05, 2023

Dr. Christoph Coupé of HKU Linguistics is corresponding author of an article in PLOS Computational Biology!

2023-05-22T20:36:04+08:00

Dr. Christophe Coupé of HKU Linguistics is corresponding author of an article in PLOS Computational Biology! The study on the bioacoustics of Bonobo calls shows how sparse and noisy data on animal vocal communication can be deciphered using machine learning. Click below for details: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010325 Congrats Dr. Coupé!

Dr. Christoph Coupé of HKU Linguistics is corresponding author of an article in PLOS Computational Biology!2023-05-22T20:36:04+08:00
19 05, 2023

Phd Candidate Jonah is presenting at AMLap!

2023-05-19T14:42:57+08:00

Our PhD candidate, Mr. Jonah Lack, is accepted for a poster presentation at AMLaP, Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing! It will be held in Donostia San-Sebastián, Spain. His project title is "Native-Like L2 Morphological Processing of English Derived Words: An ERP Study". You can find more about the conference here.

Phd Candidate Jonah is presenting at AMLap!2023-05-19T14:42:57+08:00
26 04, 2023

Check out these papers Dr. Robert Marcelo published through Taiwan Journal of Linguistics, Languages, and Linguistics Vanguard

2023-04-26T12:17:15+08:00

Check out the following papers all published within the last month by our own Dr. Robert Marcelo Sevilla through the Taiwan Journal of Linguistics, Languages, and Linguistics Vanguard on the syntax of referential classifier constructions from an OT perspective, the distribution of hesitation marker acoustic quality across Xiang varieties, and an exploration of the feasibility of conducting acoustic research through Zoom, respectively. Each of these studies contribute to a greater understanding of the Xiang subgroup of Sinitic, which has often been sidelined in theoretical explorations of Sinitic in favor of Standard Mandarin, and the last paper also has practical implications for [...]

Check out these papers Dr. Robert Marcelo published through Taiwan Journal of Linguistics, Languages, and Linguistics Vanguard2023-04-26T12:17:15+08:00
21 04, 2023

We are hiring!

2023-04-21T13:05:54+08:00

Check out our Ads for Associate Professor/Professor below: https://jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/519940/professorassociate-professor-in-linguistics?fbclid=IwAR1KHvpnOPhQoI8zte7ZukPYev5EPywf8T2JH6bGKgDLm15XAKrXgQ5b-AQ

We are hiring!2023-04-21T13:05:54+08:00
21 04, 2023

Congrats to Taela!

2023-04-21T13:03:47+08:00

Our MA graduates, Taela Dudley, will be attending the University of Chicago this fall to conduct language and identity research. Check our her testimonial below for our MA programme: I want to thank you all so much for providing such a wonderful program. I actually pursued this master's with the intent to continue to law school afterward, but your program inspired me to change course! I thoroughly enjoyed each of your courses, and feel well equipped to take my studies to the next level. I look forward to joining a worldwide community of linguists, and potentially working together one day. Thank [...]

Congrats to Taela!2023-04-21T13:03:47+08:00
21 04, 2023

Congrats to Bingzi!

2023-04-21T13:05:43+08:00

Congratulations to our very own MPhil student Bingzi Yu (2021 HKU BA Linguistics ) who will join the PhD program at the MIT this fall. She has been working on phonological learning, and would like to pursue that direction of research during her PhD.

Congrats to Bingzi!2023-04-21T13:05:43+08:00
10 11, 2022

Big Congrats to Dr. Song!

2022-11-10T15:31:17+08:00

Big congratulations to Dr. Yoonsang Song, who has received an Early Career Award from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/....../award/award20221107.html Dr. Song's project is a neurolinguistic investigation of second language learners' morphological processing. Well done, Dr. Song!  

Big Congrats to Dr. Song!2022-11-10T15:31:17+08:00
1 08, 2022

LING7015

2025-06-20T09:18:20+08:00

LING7015 Pragmatics Dr. Leo Hoye MA Elective course. Sem 1TBCVenue: TBC Course Description The course introduces students to linguistic and extralinguistic approaches to language use and the making of meaning, where the roles of language users, their interlocutors, and the contexts in and through which they act and use language are considered paramount. As a contextually-driven perspective on meaning, Pragmatics contrasts with Semantics which tends to focus on instances of language – linguistic expressions – that are abstracted from their real-world contexts of use. Topics to be explored include both canonical and current approaches to meaning with a focus on real-world issues [...]

LING70152025-06-20T09:18:20+08:00
26 07, 2022

LING3004

2024-07-31T12:34:53+08:00

LING3004 Senior seminar Prof. Youngah Do Capstone Course. Sem 1, 6 credits Course Description This capstone course is available by invitation to students with outstanding records and/or those considering postgraduate study and research. Participants will read and present primary research literature and debate issues in the field. Prerequisite: LING1000. Note: For General Linguistics majors only. Assessment: 100% coursework.

LING30042024-07-31T12:34:53+08:00
25 07, 2022

LING2053

2022-07-26T11:52:33+08:00

LING2053 Language and the brain Chun Yin Liu Advanced course. Sem 1, 6 credits Course Description This course is an introduction to the representation and processing of language in the human brain, the systems and processes that enables us to speak, understand speech, learn languages, and read and write.  Through attending the course, students will acquire in-depth knowledge of how language is developed, processed, and organized in the brain.  Traditional as well as most recent research from linguistics, cognitive neuroscience (e.g. brain imaging) and the study of language disorders will be reviewed. Pre-requisite: LING1000 Assessment: 100% coursework.

LING20532022-07-26T11:52:33+08:00
7 06, 2022

Workshop on Population Movements, Language Contact in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and Evolutionary Linguistics

2022-06-07T22:49:12+08:00

Online - all welcome! 8-11 June 2022 : "Population Movements, Language Contact in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and Evolutionary Linguistics" For more information, click here. Co-conveners: Salikoko S. Mufwene, Stephen Matthews, Virginia Yip, and Kofi Yakpo Co-organized by the University of Chicago, University of Hong Kong & Chinese University of Hong Kong

Workshop on Population Movements, Language Contact in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and Evolutionary Linguistics2022-06-07T22:49:12+08:00
13 05, 2022

Congratulations, Lewis!

2022-05-13T18:49:37+08:00

Our MPhil graduate, Mr. Cheung Ching Yat Lewis, has been offered a PhD scholarship at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen. He will work with Limor Raviv, an up-and-coming scholar working in the fields of language evolution, cultural evolution and language diversity. Congratulations!

Congratulations, Lewis!2022-05-13T18:49:37+08:00
13 05, 2022

Chaire Internationale 2022 – Kofi Yakpo – Multicausal approaches to language contact

2022-05-13T21:37:51+08:00

We are happy to announce that Dr. Kofi Yakpo has been invited as a guest professor with the Laboratory of Excellence “Foundations of Language" (Sorbonne & Université Paris Cité, France), and is going to give a series of four seminars on the theme “Multicausal approaches to language contact”. The seminars will take place on June 2, 3, 13 and 14, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at INALCO, Pôle Langues et Civilizations, 65 rue des Grands Moulins 75013 Paris - Room 5.22. All are welcome in case you are in Paris between 1-15 June 2022! For more information, click here. [...]

Chaire Internationale 2022 – Kofi Yakpo – Multicausal approaches to language contact2022-05-13T21:37:51+08:00
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