Biography

I am a corpus linguist, teaching at the Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, where I am a full-time faculty member in the Linguistics track.

My journey into linguistics began a long time ago during my Pronunciation Class as a freshman in college. I was fascinated by the systematic organization of sounds and their application to learning human speech sounds. This novel perspective inspired me to pursue linguistic studies further, thanks in large part to my mentor, Cherry Li!

Currently, my work extends beyond traditional linguistics. Most of my research focuses on the methodology of quantitative corpus linguistics. I am particularly interested in the interrelationship between language, interaction, and cognition. A longstanding question that I have been exploring is how repeated or recurrent language use motivates the emergence of systematic linguistic structures. Furthermore, I investigate how this usage-based view of language connects to computational modeling of language processing, language acquisition and learning, and the mental representation of speakers.

I have published corpus-based research in several academic journals, such as Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, Journal of Phonetics, Language Learning, System, Language and Speech and continue to be active in research on computational approaches to language processing.

I am currently a co-editor of Concentric: Studies in Linguistics, and serve on the editorial board of Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory.

Over the past few decades, I have witnessed and adapted to the paradigmatic shift towards quantitative and computational approaches in corpus linguistics. While this transition has been challenging, it has also been immensely rewarding.

And, I am a fan of and , the two artificial languages that have revolutionized the way we process human languages .

Finally, a few things I do if I have extra time: , , , .