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: the syntax of adverbs with multiple placements; Chinese dialects syntax (esp. Wu Chinese)
- Minimalist Program: merge; labeling; workspace
- Probability Theory: probabilistic linguistics; probabilistic model
- Syntactic Cartography: split-VPs; left periphery in Chinese & dialects
Education
2026(expected) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Linguistics School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK
Primary Topic of Research: Multiple Adverb Distributions
Supervisors: Prof. Michelle Sheehan
Dr. William van der Wurff
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)]Dissertation Supervisor:
Personal Tutor:Dr. Zhishuang Chen
Dr. Clare Wright
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
Publications
Journals
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(During M.A. study; written in Chinese)
- 2023. V-Kuai Structure in Shaoxing Wu: A VP-shells View. [从VP壳假说看绍兴吴语的“V快”结构].Overseas English.
- 2022a. On the Differential CP Effects in SLA Syntax: from the Acquisition of Morphosyntax to Negation. [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].Language & Culture Research.
- 2022b. Brief Discussion on the Syntactic Derivation under the Framework of Generative Grammar—From Theta Theory to Feature Checking. Modern Linguistics (OA).
Conference Proceedings
coming soon..
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]
More to come!
updated 15.10.2023