Hi, I'm Jungu.
A linguistics student
...with focus on syntax, phonology and
fieldworks.
I am a junior research assistant at the Chinese University of Hong
Kong
About
I am currently a learning/working linguist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
I am interested in investigating the mapping between phonology and syntax; being able to find a link between the two is what I believe would be the concrete evidence supporting the existence of a more abstract system of human language that is shared amongst people.
Fields and subjects of interest
- Syntax
- Phonology
- Fieldworks
- DOMs and PNIs
- Tamang VP Ellipsis
- Korean NPI licensing
- Korean wh-question and prosody
Project I
Are case-marked nouns and bare nouns actually identical?
What are some ways that nouns seem to behave different according to contexts?
In this project (with Michael Barrie), I focus on how the prosodic cues in the spoken languages can actually
serve as an gateway to understanding a possible reduction in the nominal realms.
Languages in question
- Mongolian
- Uzbek
Category
Syntax, Phonology, SPI
Timeline
2020 - current
Project II
How does wh-elements interact with the CP layer?
If elements' position is not fixed and can be scrambled freely, how do we account for the licensing of this
wh-element with the C head?
In this project, with Heeryun Chung, we investigate the possibility of prosodic licensing of wh-elements in
Korean.
Languages in question
- Korean
Category
Syntax, Phonology, SPI
Timeline
2021 - current
Project III
Korean seems to allow for licensing of nominals in the grammatical subject position of the embedded CP position
via a negation in the matrix clause; embedded objects, on the other hand, is not allowed.
Why is this asymmtery happneing? What is its implications in terms of utterance, structure, and meaning?
With Dahoon Kim and Heesun Yeom, we investigate this NPI licensing issue in Korean comprehensively, spanning all
aspects from phonology, syntax to semantics.
Language in question
- Korean
Category
Syntax, Phonology, SPI, Semantics, Focus
Timeline
2021 - current
Project IV
VP Ellipsis in Tamang
Tamang is an indigenous language from Nepal, and seems to showcase interesting characteristics regarding VP
ellipsis.
With Michael Barrie and Kyunghwan Kwon, we investigate this issue in Tamang.
Language in question
- Tamang
Category
Syntax
Timeline
2022 - current
Works
A list of papers, theses, presentations, and proceedings...
Papers
2023.
Prosodic licensing in Korean wh-questions: De-phrasing and pitch reduction (with Heeryun Chung)
Linguistic Research. 21: 607-646.
2022.
Theses
2023.
Proceedings
2023.
Criteria for wh-element prosody in Korean interrogatives.
(with Heeryun Chung)
ICU Working Papers in Linguistics (ICUWPL), 18(2022. 3):81-87.
2022.
VP ellipsis in Eastern Tamang. (with Michael Barrie)
Proceedings of Korean Generative Grammar Circle 2022 Spring Joint Meeting, Junbuk National University, Jinju, South Korea, May 19 : 64-75.
2021.
Prosody and nominal structure in Uzbek.
ICU Working Papers in Linguistics (ICUWPL), 18(2022.3): 81-87.
2020.
Prosody and Bare Nouns in Mongolian.
(with Michael Barrie)
Proceedings of the 22nd Seoul International Conference on Generative Grammar (SICOGG 22): 38-47.
Presentations
NPI Licensing in the Semi-Transparent Area.
(with Dahoon Kim and Heesun Yeom)
32nd Conference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe (CONSOLE 32), London UK, January 17, 2024.
NEG Raising and NPI Licensing in Korean.
(with Dahoon Kim and Heesun Yeom)
17th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL 17), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 27, 2023.
Null arguments and verb movement in Tamang.
(with Michael Barrie and
Kyeonghwan Kwon)
The 13th Workshop on Theoretical East Asian Linguistics (TEAL13), Taipei, Taiwan, May 14, 2023.
Criteria for Forming an AP boundary in Korean: Focusing on WH-elements.
Sogang-Sanata Dharma Joint Conference, Yogyakarta, lndonesia, Feb 6, 2023.
The correlation between word order of wh-elements and tonal contour.
(with
Heeryun Chung)
Asian Junior Linguistics 7(AJL7), lnternational Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, Dec 10-12, 2022.
VP Ellipsis in Tamang. (with Michael Barrie)
42th Annual Conference of Linguistic Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov 26-27, 2022.
Prosody and bare nouns in Mongolian.
(with Michael Barrie)
Linguistic Society of America 2021 (LSA2021), Jan 7-10, 2021. virtual conference.
Posters
NPI Licensing in the Semi-Transparent Area.
(with Heesun Yeom and Dahoon Kim)
LSA 2024 Annual Meeting, New York City USA, January 6, 2024.
Prosodic evidence for reduced nominals in Uzbek.
17th Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL 17), Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, September 27 2023.
Prosodic spell out of nominals in Mongolian.
(with Michael Barrie)
Canadian Linguistics Association 2021 (CLA 2021), June 4-7, virtual conference.
Off-Tangent
The works here are products of two of my hobbies:
Graphic design, and photography.
I'll try to upload some of my favorites, but that would come after I figure out how to do galleries in
websites...
Pat Sin Leng
Pat Sin Leng, Jan 2024
Eight saints, eight deadly peaks
Pat Sin Leng is one of the more famous hiking trails in Hong Kong,
with eight peaks in a neat row.
Is it a nice view? Yes!
Is it a hellish climb? YES!!!
(instagram)
Blue Rose
Blue Rose
It's not even blue, though
A leftover from my undergrad project of making an anthology book. If you might've noticed, yes the color scheme for this site is based on this design. I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but the color contrast is definitely one of my favorite.
Other variations(under construction)
of monsters and men
of monsters and men
The moon-eyed owl, stares.
Perhaps edgy, but my favorite. A random idea of putting the moon in a owl's eye gone completely right.
Other variations(under construction)
inter-isolation
inter-isolation
Are we alone together,
or are we together alone?
The design that was picked for the anthology project. I was fascinated with paper cut-outs (I still am kind of) and this was one of the better realization of my gravitations towards it.
Other variations(under construction)
SICOGG24 Proceedings
SICOGG24 Proceedings
A work from a work
SICOGG24 was the first time I was involved comprehensively in the entire conference management, from minor stuffs such as contacting the poster company to designing/editting the whole posters and proceedings.
To Proceedings(under construction)
Get in Contact
Thank you for visiting my site!
This site was built by myself, so the whole site is quite unfinished.
The good part is that, if there's something I can fix, I can!
So if you notice anything that could be improved or have any questions, please feel free to contact me.