Matthews, SJ
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Professor Matthews, Stephen James
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Professor Matthews, Stephen James
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Matthews, S
Matthews, Stephen
Matthews, Stephen J
Biography
Stephen Matthews specialises in language typology, syntax and semantics. His current interests include the typology of Chinese; the grammar of Chinese dialects, notably Cantonese, Chaozhou and other Minnan dialects; language contact and bilingualism, with particular reference to Sinitic languages. He is Co-Director of the Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre. An amateur musician, he plays second violin with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra and the SAR Philharmonic.
Honours, Awards & Prizes
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
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2011-12-01 | Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award: University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
2009-01-01 | Leonard Bloomfield Book Award: Linguistic Society of America | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
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01/2012--12/2013 | Member, Bloomfield Book Award Committee | Linguistic Society of America |
Life Member | Linguistic Society of America | |
Life Member | International Asociation for Chinese Linguistics | |
Life Member | Linguistic Society of Hong Kong | |
Member | Linguistic Association of Great Britain | |
Member | Society for Pidgin and Creole Languges | |
Life Member | Schubert Institute of the United Kingdom | |
Member | Association for Linguistic Typology |
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
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Syntax | |
Semantics | |
Language typology | |
Cantonese and Chaozhou dialect | |
Bilingualism and language contact |
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
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English, Cantonese, French, German | 英語、粵語、法語、德語 |
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
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English | 英文 |
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