Expression of try by see

The association between see predicates and the expression of try is a cross-linguistically robust yet understudied pattern. I investigate the semantic underpinnings of this connection, contributing to the theoretical landscape of expressing the sense of try across languages. 

Output

(under prep) See as see: Varieties and (de-)composition of try in Mandarin see-as-try constructions [1st General Examination Paper. Overseer: Magdalena Kaufmann].

Encoding direction in language

The expression of directed movements offers a window into understanding cross-linguistic variation and universals. I investigated the structural make-up of directional expressions and the extended functions of directional lexical items, by examining at my dialect in the context of a diversity of languages.

Output

• Directionality, directivity, and beyond: ‘come’, ‘go’, and ‘come-go’ in Jieyang Southern Min. [UConn LingLunch talk, Nov. 14, 2023].
• Directionality, Deixis, and Multifunctionality: A Cross-Dialectal analysis of Speaker-Oriented Directional Items in Jieyang Chinese [Master’s Thesis, Peking University].