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5 06, 2025

“Bilinguals’ advantages in executive function” published in Second Lang. Res.

2025-06-05T14:30:01+08:00

“Bilinguals’ advantages in executive function” published in Second Lang. Res. We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper by Samuel, Xiaoyu, Thomas, Bingzi, and Youngah. The paper, titled “Bilinguals’ Advantages in Executive Function: Learning Phonotactics and Alternation,” has been published in Second Language Research. This study investigates the relationship between phonotactics and alternation in phonological acquisition and explores whether bilingual speakers have an advantage in learning alternation patterns that are not fully supported by phonotactics. Phonotactics refers to the legal sequences and structures within a language’s phonology, while alternation involves context-sensitive changes in morphemes. The research predicts that [...]

“Bilinguals’ advantages in executive function” published in Second Lang. Res.2025-06-05T14:30:01+08:00
3 06, 2025

[Linguistics Seminar on 18 Jun] Chinese ideophone modality exclusivity: Comparing behavioral data with neurolinguistic data (fNIRS)

2025-06-03T17:35:44+08:00

Chinese ideophone modality exclusivity: Comparing behavioral data with neurolinguistic data (fNIRS) Date: 18 Jun 2025 (Wed) Time: 1:00 pm Venue: Rm 3.01 Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

[Linguistics Seminar on 18 Jun] Chinese ideophone modality exclusivity: Comparing behavioral data with neurolinguistic data (fNIRS)2025-06-03T17:35:44+08:00
26 03, 2025

[Linguistics Seminar on 3 Apr] When social speech signals are not favored: enhancing the use of speech prosody in autistic children through perceptual training and human-robot interaction

2025-06-03T12:23:07+08:00

When social speech signals are not favored: enhancing the use of speech prosody in autistic children through perceptual training and human-robot interaction Date: 3 Apr, 2025 (Thu) Time: Start at 3:30 pm Venue: Rm 758, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

[Linguistics Seminar on 3 Apr] When social speech signals are not favored: enhancing the use of speech prosody in autistic children through perceptual training and human-robot interaction2025-06-03T12:23:07+08:00
25 02, 2025

[Linguistics Seminar on 6 Mar] Relevance-theoretical approach to improving LLMs’ reasoning of authentic implicit toxic language

2025-06-03T12:23:27+08:00

Relevance-theoretical approach to improving LLMs’ reasoning of authentic implicit toxic language Date: 6 March, 2025 (Thu) Time: Start at 3:30 pm * This seminar will be conducted via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/97385178645 Share This Event!

[Linguistics Seminar on 6 Mar] Relevance-theoretical approach to improving LLMs’ reasoning of authentic implicit toxic language2025-06-03T12:23:27+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
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
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