Filler-slot relations in language contact: Lexico-syntactic transference from a usage-based perspective – Jesús Olguín-Martinez
Filler-slot relations in language contact: Lexico-syntactic transference from a usage-based perspective – Jesús Olguín-Martinez Olguín Martínez, Jesús & Stefan Th. Gries. 2026. Filler-slot relations in language contact: Lexico-syntactic transference from a usage-based perspective. Review [...]
Talk for A’ingae nasality always floats (Dr. Maksymilian Dąbkowski)
A'ingae nasality always floats Abstract: The phonology of nasality in A'ingae (or Cofán, ISO 639-3: con) is complex and has received several treatments in the previous literature (e.g. Bennett et al., t.a.; Sanker, 2025; [...]
Research interns wanted for typological database development
Prof. Jesus Olguin-Martinez, University of Hong Kong Linguistics Department D-CCCA: A database for syntactic typological research Syntactic typological databases have received a great deal of attention recently (e.g., The World Atlas of Language Structures online; [...]
Precautioning purpose constructions in typological perspective: a functional trade-off between clause-linking devices and tense–aspect–mood (TAM) marking
"Precautioning purpose constructions in typological perspective: a functional trade-off between clause-linking devices and tense–aspect–mood (TAM) marking" Journal of World Languages Olguín Martínez, Jesús. 2025. Precautioning purpose constructions in typological perspective: A functional trade-off between [...]
Bottom-up modeling of phoneme learning: Universal sensitivity and language-specific transformation” published in Speech Communication
“Bottom-up modeling of phoneme learning: Universal sensitivity and language-specific transformation” published in Speech Communication We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper titled “Bottom-up modeling of phoneme learning: Universal sensitivity and [...]
[Linguistics Seminar on 4 Dec] Putting words together in the brain to produce complex words
Putting words together in the brain to produce complex words Date: 4 Dec 2025 (Thu) Time: 4:30 pm Venue: Rm 3.04, 3/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
[Linguistics Seminar on 27 Nov] Uncovering the dynamics of language shift: Ideologies, repertoires, and displacement
Uncovering the dynamics of language shift: Ideologies, repertoires, and displacement Date: 27 Nov 2025 (Thu) Time: 4:00 pm Venue: Rm 3.04, 3/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
[Linguistics Seminar on 20 Nov] Researching the contact language Lingala in the margins: From Brazza to Cabinda and Rwanda
Researching the contact language Lingala in the margins: From Brazza to Cabinda and Rwanda Date: 20 Nov 2025 (Thu) Time: 4:00 pm Venue: Rm 3.04, 3/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU [...]
Awards – Olguín Martínez, Jesús
The interaction of standard negation in clauses of substitution: a typological account I am this year’s recipient of the Anna Siewierska Award from the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE), recognizing the best article published in [...]
2025. Similative-pretence constructions in language contact situations: A Usage-Based Construction Grammar perspective. Cognitive Linguistic Studies 12. 292-321.
2025. Similative-pretence constructions in language contact situations: A Usage-Based Construction Grammar perspective. Cognitive Linguistic Studies 12. 292-321 Similative-pretence constructions in language contact situations A Usage-Based Construction Grammar perspective Jesús Olguín Martínez | University of Hong Kong Stefan [...]