Associate Professor of Chinese
Office: Croft 216
Email: cchen5@olemiss.edu
Phone: 662-915-6792
Education:
Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin (2008)
M.A. in Linguistics, National Taiwan University (1999)
B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature, National Tsing Hua University (1996)
Teaching and Research Interests:
Syntax, Semantics, Chinese, Rukai (Austronesian, Taiwan)
Courses Taught:
Chin 301: Conversation and Composition I
Chin 302: Conversation and Composition II
Chin 313: Media Chinese I: Newspapers and Internet
Chin 314: Media Chinese II: Broadcast News
Chin 325: Chinese Writing System
Chin 330: Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
Chin 401: Advanced Chinese I
Chin 402: Advanced Chinese II
Chin 425: Chinese Narratives and Storytelling
Recent Publications:
Articles
Chen, Cheng-Fu, “Verbal marking, intransitivity, and argument structure: The case of Budai Rukai,” In press, Language and Linguistics.
Chen, Cheng-Fu, “Noun incorporation, doubling, and predicate restriction: The case of Budai Rukai,” Journal of Taiwanese Languages and Literature 17.1:117-178, 2022.
Chen, Cheng-Fu, “Temporal Sequencing and Narration in Learner Language: The Case of an Intensive Mandarin Chinese Program,” Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 27: 74–129, 2020.
Chen, Cheng-Fu, “Use and Temporal Interpretation of the Rukai Future Tense,” Tense across Languages, Ed. Renate Musan and Monika Rathert. Series: Linguistische Arbeiten 541., 2011.
Website:
Dr. Chen on Academia.edu
Chinese Language Flagship Program
