*** Upcoming Seminar ***

Seminar Series

Unless otherwise specified, seminars begin at 4:30 pm.

February 21 (Tuesday) 4:30-6:30 pm KB219, Knowles Building
Mr. Jeremy Collins (final year student report), The University of Hong Kong
Grammaticalization and Greenberg's Word Order Correlations

February 27 (Monday) 4:30-6:30 pm T2, Meng Wah Complex
Prof. Shi Dingxu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Structure of Numerial-classifier Phrase

March 6 (Tuesday) 4:30-6:30 pm MB121, Main Building
Ms. Chow Pui Lun, Daisy (final year student report), The University of Hong Kong
The Syntax-Semantics Interface of Resultative Constructions in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese

Advanced Seminar Series in Linguistics

Speaker:
Prof. Morten Christiansen
Cornell University, USA

March 26 (Monday) 4:30 - 6:30 pm T2, Meng Wah Complex
Talk 1 : Language as Shaped by the Brain

March 28 (Wednesday) 4:30 - 6:30 pm LE7, Library Extension Building
Talk 2 : Language Acquisition as Multiple-cue Integration

March 30 (Friday) 4:30 - 6:30 pm Convocation Room, Main Building
Talk 3 : Experience-Based Language Processing

April 3 (Tuesday) 4:30 - 6:30 pm Convocation Room, Main Building
Talk 4 : Recursion as a Usage-Based Skill

April 17 (Tuesday) 4:30-6:30 pm KB219, Knowles Building
Prof. Peggy Mok, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Do Merging and Musical Training Affect the Perception of Cantonese Tones?

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Inquiry: Dr. Tao Gong (tgong@hku.hk); MB245A; 2857 8605

Advanced Seminar Series in Linguistics, details will circulate in a separate poster.
Inquiry: Dr. Umberto Ansaldo (ansaldo@hku.hk); MB247; 2859 2872