Hongchen Wu
Assistant Professor
Overview
Personal Pronouns:
she/herHongchen Wu joined the School of Modern Languages as an Assistant Professor in August 2021. She is interested in syntax, semantics, second language acquisition, computational linguistics, and syntax-prosody, syntax-semantics interface of languages.
Recent publications and conference presentations explore topics such as quantifier scope in Mandarin, processing of polarity items, Syntax-Semantic-Prosody interface of Mandarin wh-scope, and how native speakers of English and Korean acquire Chinese negative markers differently. Moving forward, Dr. Wu seeks to further explore linguistic interfaces, language acquisition, language pedagogy, and language technologies.
Education:
- Stony Brook University, Ph.D. in Linguistics
- Peking University, M.A. in Chinese Linguistics
- Jilin University, B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature
Awards and
Distinctions:
Distinctions:
- Faculty Excellence in Research Award, Ivan Allen College of Liberal and Arts, 2024
- IAC Short-term Opportunity for Professional Development and Scholarly Activities (SODA) 2024
- Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grants 2023
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: 2023 CIOS Award
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Fall 2023 Honor Roll
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Spring 2023 Honor Roll
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Fall 2022 Honor Roll
- Atlanta Global Studies Center Title VI NRC awards (two funded projects, 2022-2023)
- Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Summer 2022 Professional Development Award
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Spring Semester 2022 CIOS Honor Roll
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Fall Semester 2021 Class of 1934 Honor Roll
Interests
Research Fields:
- Chinese
- Linguistics
Geographic
Focuses:
Focuses:
- Asia (East)
Issues:
- Language Acquisition
- Syntax
- Technology
Courses
- CHIN-1002: Elementary Chinese II
- CHIN-3003: Intermediate Chinese III
- CHIN-3021: Chinese Society and Culture I
- CHIN-3022: Chin Society& Culture II
- LING-2100: Intro to Linguistics
- LING-3100: Apps of Linguistics
- ML-2500: Think Globally, Act Locally: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Studies
Publications
Journal Articles
- Using a forced aligner for prosody research
In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications [Peer Reviewed]
Date: July 2023
- An experimental investigation into scope rigidity in written Mandarin
In: Frontiers in Psychology, section Psychology of Language [Peer Reviewed]
Date: June 2023
- Prosodic disambiguation of wh-indeterminates in Mandarin Chinese
In: Proceedings of Linguistics Society of America, 8(1), 5556 [Peer Reviewed]
Date: May 2023
- Processing of the Mandarin polarity item renhe ‘any’
In: Language and Linguistics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: September 2021
Conferences
- Processing Mandarin Negative Polarity and Free-Choice Item renhe
In: Proceedings of the 34th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2023