LECTURE SERIES
2017
Lecture Series by Professor Kenneth Wexler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
March 13-14, 2017
Lecture 1: Research on Language: Linguistics or Psychology? — A Seminar on Methodology
Date: March 13, 2017 (Monday)
Time: 10:30am – 12:15pm
Venue: Arts and Humanities Hub at G24 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Current Issues in the Development of Phases
Date: March 13, 2017 (Monday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Swire Hall 1 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 3: Current Issues in the Development of Binding
Date: March 14, 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Swire Hall 1 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: March 13, 2017 (Monday)
Time: 10:30am – 12:15pm
Venue: Arts and Humanities Hub at G24 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Current Issues in the Development of Phases
Date: March 13, 2017 (Monday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Swire Hall 1 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 3: Current Issues in the Development of Binding
Date: March 14, 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Swire Hall 1 of Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016
Lecture Series by Professor James H.-Y. Tai (National Chung Cheng University)
November 15-16, 2016
Lecture 1: Language and Aging: Memory and Attention
Date: November 15, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: November 15, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Acquisition and Attrition: Language Development over the Lifespan
Date: November 16, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: November 16, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture Series by Professor Waltraud Paul (Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l’Asie Orientale, Paris)
May 24-25 & 27, 2016
Lecture 1: Complex Sentences in Mandarin Chinese
Date: May 24, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 24, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: The Fine Architecture of the DP-Shell in Chinese
Date: May 25, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:30pm – 5:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 25, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:30pm – 5:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 3: Null Subject, Null Topics and Topic Prominence in Mandarin Chinese and Beyond
Date: May 27, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 3:30pm – 5:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 27, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 3:30pm – 5:15pm
Venue: Room 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014
Lecture Series by Professor Hongming Zhang (Nankai University/University of Wisconsin-Madison)
March 11 & 13, 2014
Lecture 1: 關於韻律音系學與漢語韻律研究的若干問題 — 兼論“音步”和“韻律詞”
Date: March 11, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: March 11, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: A Linguistics Approach to Chinese Poetic Studies
Date: March 13, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 4, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: March 13, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 4, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2013
Lecture Series by Professor Charles Yang (University of Pennsylvania)
October 15 & 17, 2013
Lecture 1: The Development and Evolution of Grammar
Date: October 15, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 15, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Predicting Language Change
Date: October 17, 2013 (Thursday)
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Room 220, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 17, 2013 (Thursday)
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Room 220, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2012
Lecture Series by Professor Anna Szabolsci (New York University)
October 16-18, 2012
Lecture 1: Three Classes of Quantifier Phrases
Date: October 16, 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 16, 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Indefinites and Universal Decomposed
Date: October 17, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 17, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 3: Comparatives and Superlatives Decomposed
Date: October 18, 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 18, 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2009
Lecture Series by Professor Steve Harlow (University of York)
May 25-26, 2009
Tutorial: A Tutorial on Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG)
Date: May 25, 2009 (Monday)
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 25, 2009 (Monday)
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 1: The Proper Treatment of Initial Consonant Mutation in Celtic – A Constraint-Based Account
Date: May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Syntactic Soft Mutation in Welsh – a Constraint-Based Alternative to the XP Trigger Hypothesis
Date: May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2008
Lecture Series by Professor Chin-chuan Cheng (Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University)
October 3 & 6, 2008
Lecture 1: Micro Views of Language in Time and Space
Date: October 3, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 104, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 3, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 104, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Language Ontology and Folksonomy
Date: October 6, 2008 (Monday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 104, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 6, 2008 (Monday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Room 104, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture Series by Professor Xiaoping Yao (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
May 14 & 16, 2008
Lecture 1: Humboldtian Ideas of Man and Language
Date: May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: Modern Western Studies of the Chinese Language
Date: May 16, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 16, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture Series by Professor Jiangping Kong (Peking University)
May 8-9, 2008
Lecture 1: The Study of Phonotation in China
Date: May 8, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 8, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: A Study on the Origin of Tibetan Tones
Date: May 9, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: May 9, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2007
Lecture Series by Professor Jonah Lin (National Tsing Hua University)
October 25-26, 2007
Lecture 1: An Event-Aspectual Analysis of ‘You‘ (“Again”) and ‘Zai‘ (“Again”)
Date: October 25, 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Swire Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 25, 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Swire Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: On the Syntax of Conditionals in Mandarin Chinese
Date: October 26, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Science Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: October 26, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Science Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture Series by Professor James Myers (National Chung Cheng University)
February 27 & March 2, 2007
Tutorial: The Linguistic Analysis Software “Minijudge”
Date: February 27, 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Venue: G33, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture: The Interpretation of Frequency Effects in Phonology and Morphology
Date: March 2, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Swire Hall 2, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese Univeristy of Hong Kong
Date: March 2, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Swire Hall 2, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese Univeristy of Hong Kong
Lecture Series by Professor Danqing Liu (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
February 7 & 9, 2007
Lecture 1: Linguistic Typology and Cross-Dialectal Studies in Chinese: Some Case Studies
Date: February 7, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lai Chan Pui Ngong Lecture Theatre, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: February 7, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Lai Chan Pui Ngong Lecture Theatre, Y. C. Liang Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2: The Investigation of Chinese Dialectal Grammar: Academic Preparation, Questionnaire and Fieldwork
Date: February 9, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Swire Hall 2, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese Univeristy of Hong Kong
Date: February 9, 2007 (Friday)
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Swire Hall 2, Fung King Hey Building, The Chinese Univeristy of Hong Kong
2005
Lecture Series by Professor Chia-ying Lee (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
February 22-23, 2005
Lecture 1: The Mature of Chinese Orthography-to-Phonology Transformations: fMRI and ERPs Studies
Date: February 22, 2005 (Tuesday)
Date: February 22, 2005 (Tuesday)
Lecture 2: The Applications of fMRI and ERPs for Language Acquisition
Date: February 23, 2005 (Wednesday)
Date: February 23, 2005 (Wednesday)