Book Title

Interdisciplinary Research in Language Science: Yuen Ren Chao’s Legacy

Editor

Ping Li, William D. Feng (Department of English and Communication), Yao Yao (Department of Language Science and Technology)

Publisher

PolyU Press

Year of Publication

2026

ISBN

Introduction

The volume “Interdisciplinary Research in Language Science: Yuen Ren Chao’s Legacy” features eight chapters written by scholars who participated in the conference and the ceremony, including the two inaugural recipients of the Chao Prize. Together, this volume commemorates the legacy of Professor Chao, which the authors have clearly articulated in their own research through the lens of their individual and collective work

Chapter
Chapter 1          A Window into the Language Ready Brain
Chapter 2          Whither Sapiens? A Macrohistory of Human Evolution
Chapter 3          Observing and Tracking Meaning in the Making
Chapter 4          From Yuen Ren Chao to William Shiyuan Wang: The Methodology of Continuity and                              the Lexical Diffusion Theory
Chapter 5          Three Properties of Chinese Finiteness: Truthfulness, Durationality, and Telicity
Chapter 6          Chinese Writing-to-Dictation in Hong Kong Secondary School Students: Towards a                                Standardised Assessment Stimulus Set
Chapter 7          Immersive Virtual Reality for Second Language Learning
Chapter 8          Bridging East and West

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