Prof. Mohammad Momenian – MoLaB: New Lab for Research on Language and the Brain
Prof. Mohammad Momenian – MoLaB: New Lab for Research on Language and the Brain Welcome to our lab! Our lab studies how the brain understands and produces language, and how these processes are influenced [...]
AI for Inclusion: Demonstrating HKSL Handshape Detection at InnoCarnival 2026
AI for Inclusion: Demonstrating HKSL Handshape Detection at InnoCarnival 2026 Our lab was thrilled to take part in InnoCarnival 2026, held from 24 October to 1 November at Hong Kong Science Park. Organised by [...]
New webpage for the Formal Linguistics Forum (Florum)
Welcome everyone! Please be informed that we have launched a new webpage for the Formal Linguistics Forum (FLorum) to share news, updates, and upcoming events: https://florum.linguistics.hku.hk/ For any enquiries regarding FLorum, [...]
Linguistics Seminar – The Complementizer-Subjunctor Asymmetry Hypothesis: A formal and functional perspective
The Complementizer-Subjunctor Asymmetry Hypothesis: A formal and functional perspective Date: 29 Oct 2026 (Thursday) Start Time: 2:00 pm Speaker: Prof. Jesús Olguín-Martinez (Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics, The University of Hong Kong) [...]
“Tone contour identification from the perspective of production” published in Journal of East Asian Linguistics
“Tone contour identification from the perspective of production” published in Journal of East Asian Linguistics A new paper by Zhihao and Youngah, Tone contour identification from the perspective of production, has been published in [...]
New Linguistics Video and HKU Information Day 2026
Interested in the world of Linguistics? Hear from our Faculty members and students about what it is like to study linguistics at HKU! Feel free to join our HKU Information Day on [...]
Submitting your HKU Application – Information Day 2026
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Empowering Deaf Voices: Connecting Hong Kong and the Philippines for Inclusive Change
Empowering Deaf Voices: Connecting Hong Kong and the Philippines for Inclusive Change This workshop is jointly organized by HKUArts and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Philippines for HKU and De La Salle students [...]
Linguistics Seminar – Syntactic limits of A’ingae’s phonological dominance
Syntactic limits of A’ingae’s phonological dominance Date: 24 Sep 2026 (Thursday) Start Time: 4:00 pm Speaker: Dr. Maksymilian Dąbkowski (Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics, HKU) Venue: Rm 7.58, Run Run Shaw [...]
[NEW] Formal Linguistics Forum — sign up to present!
Formal Linguistics Forum (FLorum) Director: Dr. Maksymilian Dąbkowski Description: What kinds of algorithms can capture how natural language sound systems work? What is the best way to represent the structure of words and sentences? [...]