Professor
B.A., Cert. Ed. (HKU), Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
Research Interests:
Sign Linguistics and Deaf Education, Language Acquisition, Classroom Processes, Second Language Pedagogy, Discourse Analysis
Representative Publications:
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'Questions and Negation in Hong Kong Sign Language'
in Zeshan University (ed.) Sign Language |
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A Linguistic Dictionary of Hong Kong Sign Language. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. (In preparation) |
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'Classifiers of Hong Kong Sign Language: Conflation and Lexicalization.' (To appear) in Emmorey, K. (ed.) Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. |
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'Nominal Expressions in Hong Kong Sign Language: Does Modality Makes a Difference?.' In Richard P. Meier, David Quinto, and Kearsy Cormier (eds.) Modality in Language and Linguistic Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2002. (co-authored with Felix Sze) |
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'Classifiers of Hong Kong Sign Language: A Semantic Universals Perspective.' In Zhang, Zheng-sheng (ed.) Proceedings of the 12th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics, University of Southern California. p. 187-207. 2001. |
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'Acquisition of English Reflexive Binding by Cantonese Learners: Testing the Positive Transfer Hypothesis.' In Beck, M-L (ed.) Morphology and Its Interface in Second Language Knowledge. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. p.165-193. 1998 (Co-authored with V. Yip.) |
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'Subject Orientation in the Chinese Reflexive 'ziji''. In Gu, Y (ed.) Theoretical Explorations in Chinese Linguistics, Linguistic Society of Hong Kong, 1998. (Co-authored with Gu Yang). |
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'Language Testing and Second Language Acquisition.' (Co-authored with A. Pollitt). In Boyle, J. and Falvey, P. (eds.) English Language Testing in Hong Kong, Chinese University Press, 1994. |
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Jockey Club Sign Bilingualism & Co-enrolment in Deaf Education Programme (JC-SLCO) (The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Principal Investigator) 2006-2013 |
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Asia Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training Program (The Nippon Foundation, Principal Investigator) 2006-2012 |
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Development of Hong Kong Sign Language by Deaf Children (RGC Earmarked Research Grant , Principal Investigator) 2001-2004 |
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Acquisition of Classifiers in Hong Kong Sign Language by Deaf Children (CUHK Direct Grant, Principal Investigator) 2001-2002 |
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'The Classifier System of Hong Kong Sign Language (CUHK Direct Grant, Principal Investigator) 1999-2000 |
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Strategic Research Program on developing Asia Pacific Sign Language/Deaf Studies Research and Training Program (CUHK Strategic Grant, Principal Investigator) 1994-2001 |
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'Longitudinal Study of Hong Kong Students' English Interlanguage (CUHK Direct Grant, Co-investigator) 1995-1997 |
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The development of Grammatical Competence in the Formal ESL Learning Environment (RGC Grant, Co-investigator) 1992-1995 |
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'Study of Sign Language Varieties in Hong Kong (RGC Grant) 1994-1996 |
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Study of Sign Language Varieties in Hong Kong (CUHK Direct Grant, Co-investigator) 1992-1995 |
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