7 11, 2024

[Linguistics Seminar on 11 Nov] Individual versus systematic variation in speech: Examining sibilant and prosodic contrasts

2024-11-07T15:15:28+08:00

Individual versus systematic variation in speech: Examining sibilant and prosodic contrasts Date: 11 November, 2024 (Monday) Time: Start at 3:30 pm Venue: Rm 7.58, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

[Linguistics Seminar on 11 Nov] Individual versus systematic variation in speech: Examining sibilant and prosodic contrasts2024-11-07T15:15:28+08:00
30 10, 2024

[Linguistics Seminar on 7 Nov] Revisiting mora-timing effects in Japanese vowel devoicing from a recoverability perspective

2024-11-01T10:52:21+08:00

Revisiting mora-timing effects in Japanese vowel devoicing from a recoverability perspective Date: 7 November, 2024 (Thursday) Time: Start at 3:30 pm **This seminar will be conducted via Zoom** https://hku.zoom.us/j/93426875974?pwd=ceguJeDVgfllJIjKYAZgi3pobtJyga.1

[Linguistics Seminar on 7 Nov] Revisiting mora-timing effects in Japanese vowel devoicing from a recoverability perspective2024-11-01T10:52:21+08:00
21 10, 2024

Information Day 2024

2024-10-21T12:51:52+08:00

The annual HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2024 will be held on Saturday, Oct 26th. 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 20242024-10-21T12:51:52+08:00
30 09, 2024

[Linguistics Seminar on 17 Oct] The Dynamics of Iconicity and Morphophonological Structure in HKSL Sign Recognition: Insights from Pupillary Response and Reaction Time Data

2024-09-30T14:49:43+08:00

The Dynamics of Iconicity and Morphophonological Structure in HKSL Sign Recognition: Insights from Pupillary Response and Reaction Time Data Date: 17 October, 2024 (Thursday) Time: Start at 3:30 pm Venue: CPD-LG.59, Centennial Campus, HKU  

[Linguistics Seminar on 17 Oct] The Dynamics of Iconicity and Morphophonological Structure in HKSL Sign Recognition: Insights from Pupillary Response and Reaction Time Data2024-09-30T14:49:43+08:00
13 09, 2024

[Linguistics Seminar on 26 Sep] Etymological Roots and Cross-Script Cognate Processing in Korean-Chinese Bilinguals

2024-09-16T12:26:01+08:00

Etymological Roots and Cross-Script Cognate Processing in Korean-Chinese Bilinguals Date: 26 September, 2024 (Thursday) Time: Start at 3:30 pm Venue: CPD-LG.61, Centennial Campus, HKU

[Linguistics Seminar on 26 Sep] Etymological Roots and Cross-Script Cognate Processing in Korean-Chinese Bilinguals2024-09-16T12:26:01+08:00
10 07, 2024

LDL WINS FACULTY KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AWARD!

2024-07-10T16:15:39+08:00

HKSL Consultant Fung Sir introduces our research to the Deaf. We are thrilled to announce that the Language Development Lab (LDL) has been awarded the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2024 for our project titled “The Sound of Silence: A Journey Through Deaf Culture in Hong Kong.” This prestigious award recognizes outstanding research projects that demonstrate exceptional knowledge exchange between the University and the broader community. Led by Youngah, the LDL team has been working collaboratively with various Deaf community organizations for the past few years. This project aimed to document, preserve, and promote Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL), while also [...]

LDL WINS FACULTY KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AWARD!2024-07-10T16:15:39+08:00
24 04, 2024

“VIVIDNESS OF MANDARIN ABB WORDS” PUBLISHED ON LANGCOG”

2024-04-24T16:18:26+08:00

In the latest published journal article on Language and Cognition, LDL researchers found ABB words to be characterized by their high imageability, confirming their vivid nature. By LDL Post date: 2024-04-24 https://linguistics.hku.hk/ldlhku/2024/04/24/vividness-of-mandarin-abb-words-published-on-langcog/

“VIVIDNESS OF MANDARIN ABB WORDS” PUBLISHED ON LANGCOG”2024-04-24T16:18:26+08:00
21 03, 2024

[Linguistics Seminar on 11 Apr] Towards a More Flexible Model of Morphological Decomposition: The Case of Tagalog Morphology

2024-03-21T14:10:03+08:00

Towards a More Flexible Model of Morphological Decomposition: The Case of Tagalog Morphology Date: April 11, 2024 (Thursday) Time: Start at 4:00 pm Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/93049562825

[Linguistics Seminar on 11 Apr] Towards a More Flexible Model of Morphological Decomposition: The Case of Tagalog Morphology2024-03-21T14:10:03+08:00
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
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
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

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
1 06, 2020

New publication in the journal Studies in Second Language Acquisition

2020-06-01T20:53:59+08:00

Check out a new paper on second language morphological processing by our HKU linguists (Dr. Song, Dr. Do, Dr. Thompson, and Dr. Waegermaekers)! Full text available here. SECOND LANGUAGE USERS EXHIBIT SHALLOW MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSING Abstract The present study tests the Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH), which claims that compared to L1 processing, L2 language processing generally underuses grammatical information, prioritizing nongrammatical information. Specifically, this cross-modal priming study tests SSH at the level of morphology, investigating whether late advanced L2 learners construct hierarchically structured representations for trimorphemic derived words during real-time processing as native speakers do. Our results support SSH. In lexical decision [...]

New publication in the journal Studies in Second Language Acquisition2020-06-01T20:53:59+08:00
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