Ph.D. student (Year 1); Syntactician
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK
Email: X.Zhu28[at]newcastle.ac.uk
[ResearchGate];
[Google Scholar];
[ORCID]
Research Interests
- Generative Syntax: adverb syntax; Chinese dialects syntax (esp. Wu Chinese)
- Minimalist Program: Merge; Phase; Labeling; Workspace
- Syntactic Cartography: split-VPs; left periphery in Chinese & dialects
- Syntax-interfaces mapping; word order; information-structure; SLA Syntax
Education
2026 (expected) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Linguistics School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK
Primary Topic of Research: Variable Positioning of Adverbs
2022 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Linguistics with Distinction School of Languages, Cultures & Societies, University of Leeds, UK
Dissertation: V-Kua Structure in Shaoxing Wu Chinese: A VP-shells Approach (Grade 80, Band Distinction) [Abstract(ResearchGate)]
2021 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
2019 Diploma in Business English Zhejiang Financial College, Hangzhou, China
Presentations
- Zhu, Xinyu. (2024a). Interface Conditions on Variable Positioning of Adverbs: the case of reduplicated adverb fronting in Mandarin. [The 15th NNPCiLL 2024 ] Poster Presentation. 11th April, 2024.
- Zhu, Xinyu. (2024b). A Syntactic Explanation of bəʔ5 in Shaoxing Wu Chinese. [Manchester Forum in Linguistics 2024 ] Poster Presentation. 25th-26th April, 2024.
Publications
Conference Proceedings
- coming soon
Journals
- 朱鑫雨. (2023). 从VP壳假说看绍兴吴语的“V快”结构. 海外英语(08),68-71. doi:CNKI:SUN:HWYY.0.2023-08-021.
- 朱鑫雨. (2022). 关键期假说在二语句法习得中的差异化效应——以形态句法及否定习得为例. 语言与文化研究(03),29-36. doi:10.19954/j.cnki.lcr.2022.03.025.
- 朱鑫雨. (2022). 浅谈生成语法框架下的句法推导——从语义理论到特征核查. 现代语言学10(7),1418-1422. https://doi.org/10.12677/ML.2022.107189
External Links
Zhihu 知乎 (Popular science; written in Chinese)
- 语言学流派与语言习得概述. [Link]
- 如何画句法学中各种成分的树状图及其对应框状图. [Link]
- 最简方案框架下的Merge, Adjoin, Move和Agree操作. [Link]
- 生成语法Y/T-Model简述——有关句子的推导与表征. [Link]
- 什么是生成语法的逻辑形式？从纯句法层面到句法语义接口层面. [Link]
- 基于生成语法管约论的句法推导实操. [Link]
Bilibili (Instructional video series on Syntax, instructed in Chinese)
- How to draw trees (1)[Link]
- How to draw trees (2)[Link]
- X-bar theory [Link]
- Theta theory [Link]
- Case theory [Link]
- Head movement [Link]
- A-movement [Link]
- A'-movement [Link]
- Bounding Theory [Link]
- Binding Theory [Link]
More to come!
updated 14.04.2024