Seminars in 2016

FUN WITH CANTONESE Talk Series
Talk 1
Topic: When non-native speakers meet Cantonese
Speakers:
Prof. Stephen Matthews (Department of Linguistics, HKU)
Prof. John Wakefield (Department of English Language and Literature, HKBU)
Prof. Shin Kataoka (Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, HKIEd)
Date: 30 March 2016 (Wed)
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Learning Garden, University Library

Talk 2
Topic: Begin with Grammar
Speakers:
Dr. Au Yeung Wai Hoo Ben (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK)
Prof. Tang Sze Wing (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK)
Moderator: Prof. Chin Chi On Andy (Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, HKIEd)
Date: 6 April 2016 (Wed)
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Learning Garden, University Library

Talk 3
Topic: Begin with Literature
Speaker: Prof. Fan Sin Piu (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK)
Date: 13 April 2016 (Wed)
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Learning Garden, University Library

The lectures will be conducted in Cantonese. All are welcome.
Enquiries: 3943 7655
Organizers: Research Centre for Cantonese, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library
Co-organizer: T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre, The Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK
Online Registration: https://goo.gl/uXpn9N  (in Chinese)
[Details]

Seminars in 2010

20 December 2010
Professor Andrew SIMPSON, University of Southern California
Title: The Syntactic Structuring of Passive in Chinese and Vietnamese: a Comparative View
Venue: Swire 1, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Language: English
[Abstract]

9 December 2010
Professor GAN Yu'en, Jinan University
Title: Some Thoughts on the Studies of Chinese Dialects in the Guangdong Province [in Chinese]
Venue: Room 125 Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Language: Putonghua
[Abstract (in Chinese)]

4 November 2010
Professor ZHANG Min, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Title: On the Historical Origin of "Bei": The Double Object Construction in Cantonese from a Perspective of Comparative Study of Chinese Dialects
Venue: Room 125 Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Language: Putonghua
[Abstract (in Chinese)]

28 October 2010
Dr. Ben AU YEUNG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Title: Separability of Cantonese Compounds
Venue: Room 125 Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Language: Cantonese
[Abstract (in Chinese)]