Chinese Linguistics Workshop in the Washington Metropolitan Area

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

Many linguists in the Washington DC metro area share common research interests in Chinese linguistics, including phonology, semantics, syntax, pedagogy, SLA, language policy and minority languages in China. Thus we want to bring local linguists together to exchange research ideas, with a view to forster collaborations. The working language of this workshop is both English and Chinese. For more information please contact the organizers: Hongyuan Dong ([email protected]) and Hang Zhang ([email protected])

PROGRAM

10:15am-11:45pm Session I: Global Chinese and Minority Languages (Moderator: Hang Zhang)

Minglang Zhou (University of Maryland, College Park): Globalization of Chinese: Theoretical Issues in Promoting Chinese as a Global Language.
Yeshes Vodgsal Atshogs (意西微萨·阿错, Nankai University and University of Maryland): Deep contact between Chinese and neighboring languages: a discussion of two special cases (汉语与周边语言深度接触的两个特殊个案)
Jingqi Fu (傅京起 St. Mary’s College of Maryland): Created Chinese characters in character-based Bai script: study of a handwriting booklet of Yunlong Bai folksongs (方块白文的汉字新创：云龙白族民歌手抄本研究)

11:45pm-1:00pm Lunch Break

1:00pm-2:00pm Session II: Phonology (Moderator: Hongyuan Dong)

Jenny Wang (United States Naval Academy): Exploration of Stress in Beijing Mandarin (北京话重音研究）
Hang Zhang (George Washington University): The Third Tone: Allophones, Sandhi Rules and Pedagogy

2:00pm-2:15pm Coffee Break

2:15pm–3:45pm Session III: Second Language Acquisition, Grammar, Pedagogy (Moderator: Hongyuan Dong)

Wenze Hu (United States Naval Academy): From Cognition-Based Functional Grammar to Pedagogical Grammar: What I did and what I am doing (从认知功能语法到教学语法：我的研究方向）
Fangyuan Yuan (United States Naval Academy): Task-based Language Teaching and Learning: A Bridge between Theory and Practice
Nan Jiang (University of Maryland): A study of semantic development among advanced CSL speakers

3:45pm-4:00pm Coffee Break

4:00pm-5:00pm Sessions IV: Semantics (Moderator Hang Zhang)

Fei Ren (Georgetown University): Future Reference in Mandarin Chinese
Hongyuan Dong (George Washington University): Universal Concord and Two Types of Universal Constructions