CURRICULUM VITAE

 Fuzhen Susan Si

CURRENT ADDRESS:    N301, University International College, 

                                 Macau University of Science and Technology

                                 Avenida Wailong Taipa, Macau 

                                  E-Mail: fzsi@must.edu.mo

CURRENT POSITION:   Professor of linguistics @ Beijing Language and Culture University

                                  Adjunct Professor @ Yili Normal University, Xinjiang

                                  visiting professor @ Macau University of Science and Techonology

EDUCATION:

                                 Post-Doctorial Experience:

                                 Worked with Professor Noam Chomsky in the

                                 Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at

                                 Massachusettes Institute of Technology       2006-2007

                                 Graduate:

                                 PhD degree:

                                 Beijing Language and Culture University         1999-2002

                                 PhD in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

                                  Dissertation: Multiple Feature Checking and its Syntactic Consequences.

                                  M. A. degree:

                                  Shanxi University               1996-1999

                                  M.A in Theretical Linguistics      

                                  M.A. Thesis: On Innerform of Language and

                                  the Innerformalized Trend of Chinese Words

                                  Adviser:  Professor Wang Ailu

                                  Undergraduate:

                                  Shanxi Normal University                            1990-1994

                                  B.A. in Chinese Linguistics and Literature

                                  B.A. Thesis: Remarks on Luxun’s Novel‘Akiu’s Biography’

                                  Supervisor: Professor Fang Li

REVIEWING:               Reviewer: Contemporary Linguistics; Language Teaching and Research; Journal of Ili Normal University

MEMBERSHIP:            Member of Linguistic Society of America,

                                 Member of International Association of Chinese Linguistics,

                                 Member  of   Linguistic Society of Hong Kong;

                                 Memeber of lingusitic society of macau

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

                                 Chinese grammar; Generative linguistics; Motivations of language; philosophy of language; interface of syntax and semantics;

                                 Generative Study of Turkic Languages

ACADEMIC HONORS and other honors:               

                   pace-maker of education, Beijing, 2010

                  Winner of the "March Eight Red flag  Medal" in Beijing; 2010

                  OUtstanding teacher in support of Xinjiang education; 2009

                 Outstanding Young Scholar, Beijing Language and Culture University, 2006

                 Sino-Tibetan Prize, Shanxi University; 1998.

                Outstanding Student Award, Shanxi University. 1997.

ARTICLES AND BOOKS:

1)      Papers:

Syntacticization of Pragmatic Information at Sentential and Phrasal Level, Journal of Yili Normal University.2011, no 1.

Language and Culture in Dongjiang Geduo Village, in History of Dongjia Geduo, Hong Kong Tianma Publishing Campany.2010

English-Chinese Translation of professor chomsky's paper entitled "where does biolinguistic program stand today", linguistic science. no 2(2010).

Morphological realization of agreement in uighur language. Journal of yili normal university. no 1. (2010).

Chomskyan Linguistics and the Methodology of Linguistic Study. Asian Social Sciences. Vol 5. No. 5 (2009).

Factors Affecting Acceptability of Sentences, Chinese Learning. No. 3(2009).

Mathematical Foundation of Coordination Structure, Contemporary Research in Modern    Chinese, (2009).

The Effects of Semantic Scopes on Ambiguity in Possessive Structures, Language Teaching and Research, No.3 (2009)

A New Horizon in Chinese-Dialect-Grammar Studies, Academic Journal of Yili Normal University. No. 1(2009)

Chomsky on Language and the Study of Language, Journal of Linguistics Vol 37.(2008)

Abduction Principle and Children Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Teaching and Studies, Beijing: The Press of Universal Languages. (2008)

“Scientific Methodology in Linguistics Study,” Foreign Languages No.4. (2006)

“Head Theory and Bloomfield Puzzle.” Contemporary Linguistics, No. 1. (2006)

“Hapology in Chinese”, Language Teaching and Research, No.2.（2005）

“Head Theory and Chinese DeP”, Contemporary Linguistics.No.1.(2004)

“Subject-Object Asymmetry in the Structures of Chinese Words”, Linguistic Science.No.1. (2004)

“Remarks on the Competence of Coding and Recoding in Language Design”, China Teaching Cross Magazine. Vol. 2. (2003)

“ ‘Feature Checking’ and the Componential Analysis of Chinese Words”, in Foreign Language Teaching and Studies, Beijing: The Press of Universal Languages. (2003)

“Multiple Feature Checking in Universal-phrase-used-as-subject Sentences”, Contemporary Research in Modern Chinese, Vol. 4. (2002)

“Three Issues in the Study of Language Motivations，Research on Dictionaries”, Vol. 2. (2002)

“A Chinese Complementizer De and Related Syntactic Problems”, Language Teaching and Research，Vol. 2. (2002)

“Multiple Feature Checking in Chinese Dou Sentences”, Contemporary Research in Modern Chinese, Vol. 3. (2001)

“Conversational Implicatures of Tautology”, Journal of Yancheng Teachers College, Vol. 2. (2001)

“Two Theoretical Problems related to Language Motivations”, Journal of College of Chinese Language and Culture of Jinan University, Vol. 2 (2001)．

“A Review on Logical Semantics”，Language Teaching and Research ,in Language Teaching and Research, Vol.1. (2001)

“Remarks On Error-correcting in Language Use”, Language Planning,Vol.3. (2000)

“Some topics in the Study of Innerforms of Compound Words”, in Chinese Academic Research, China Overseas Chinese Press. (1998)

“On Modifiers Before Proper Names”, Learning Chinese, Vol.6. (1998)

“On Motivations and the Arbitrariness of Construction of Chinese Characters”, in Working Papers，The Press of History of China Communist Party. (1998)．

“On Innerformalization of Lend Words”, Chinese Teaching in the World. Vol. 3.(1998)

“A Review On The Dictionary of Motivations of Chinese Words”, Chinese Learning, Vol.1.(1998)

“Some Usages of Interrogative Markers in Titles of Papers”, Distinguished Essays Written by Teachers, The Zhuhai Press. (1998)

2)      Conference Papers

Parallelism between CP and DP, IACL-16^th Paper, Beijing University, Beijing (2008)

Two Types of Chinese DOC: A syntactic-and-pragmatic perspective. IACL-15^th and NACCL-19^th jointed conference, Columbia University, New York. (2007)

“Event Structure of Chinese Double Object Constructions”, Xiamen: The 38^th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics. (2005)

“On Lexical Meaning network”, the International Conference on Lexical Semantics in Singapore and Malaysia, (2004)

“Remarks on Chatting Names”, Hangzhou: The Conference on Chinese Learning and Using. (2003)

“Multiple Feature-Checking in Quantifier-used-as-subject Sentences”, Changsha: The 8th Contemporary Chinese Linguistics Conference.(2002)

“The Logical Foundations of Translation”, Beijing: The Workshop of Foreign Language Teaching and Study in Beijing Language and Culture University.(2000).

“On Motivation and Innerform”, Beijing: The 6^th Contemporary Chinese Grammar International Conference.(1998)

3)       Books

 《多重特征核查及其句法影响》(Multiple Feature Checking and its Syntactic Consequences), Beijing Language and Culture University Press. (2009)

《语言论题：乔姆斯基生物语言学框架下的语言和语言研究》（Issues on Language and Language Study: A Chomskyan Biolinguistic Perspective）, China Social Science Press.

《语言理据研究》（Studies on Language Motivations）, Co-authored with Wang Ailu, Beijing: The Press of China Social Sciences. (2002)

《汉语的语词理据》，Motivations of Chinese Words, Co-authored with Wang Ailu, Beijing: Beijing Commercial Press. (2001)

LECTURES AND TALKS:

Two Types of Agreement in Uyghur Language, Yili Normal University, Nov. 25^th, 2009.

Biolinguistics: Its Goal and Methodology. Shehezi University, May, 12^th, 2009.

Mathematical Foundation of Sentential Coordination, Yili Normal University, Feb 26^th, 2009. 

On Biolinguistics: A talk in Yili Normal University. Oct. 26^th, 2008.

Chomskan Linguistics: A Biolinguistic Study. Nov. 26^th, 2007.

On Double Object Constructions: A talk in Harvard Department of Linguistics. April 18^th, 2007.

Chinese Functional Head “de” and Bloomfield Puzzle in Modern Linguistic Studies: A talk in the Department of East Asian of Harvard. (March 14^th)2007.

Chinese Double Object Constructions: A MIT course talk. 2006.

Syntax of Chinese “si” and ExisBS: A talk in the MIT reading group. 2006

Syntax of Chinese “si”: A Review of Shen Jiaxuan (2006), Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. 2006

“Beyond the Explanatory Adequacy: the Newest Development of Chomsky’s Linguistic Theory”, Peking University. 2004

“Head Movement and its Constraints”, Peking University. 2004.

On Hapology of Chinese ‘Shi’ and a Comparative Study between Chinese “shi” and English “be”, Fuzhou Normal University. 2004.

“On the Chomskyan Revolution”, Beijing Language and Culture University. 2002.

“Multiple Feature Checking and Chinese ‘Dou’”, Changsha Normal University. 2002.

“Head Theory and Chinese ‘De’”, University of Guangzhou Foreign Languages and Business. 2001

“Arbitrariness and Motivation of Language: a Self-organization Perspective”, Tang Mountain University. 1999.

“Is Language a Conventional System?” Shanxi University. 1998

Research Projects Hosted:

A Study on Functional Heads (Supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, NCET 2010, State Education Ministry, China, 2010-2005)

Chomskyan Biolingusitics, (Supported by Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, China. 2007-2010)

 A Comparative Study on Functional Heads in Altaic Languages and Chinese as well as English: A Generative Perspective) (Supported by Scientific Studies in Higher Education, The Provincial Education Department in Xinjiang Uygur’s Autonomous Region, 2008-2011)

New Development of Chomskyan Linguistic Theory, (Supported by Beijing language and Culture University Funds, 2007-2010)

Observing Functional Heads (Supported by the Program “Backbone Instructors” at Beijing Language and Culture University, 2006-2010)

 Syntacticization at Sentential Level (Supported by Beijing language and Culture University Funds, 2010-2013)

Projects Participated

Translation of Foreign Literature in the Mid-20^th Century and its Influences (Supported by China State Social Sciences Fund, 2005-2008)

Statistics of Meaning Items of Chinese Characters for Information Processing and Word Formation Models (Supported by State Language and Writing Application Research Funds for the Tenth Five-Year-Project, State Language and Writing Working Committee, China, 2001-2005)

An Investigation on the Current Situation of Online Autonomous English Learning and Strategies (Supported by Programs for Teaching Reform, the Provincial Education Department at Xinjiang Uyghur’s Autonomous Region, 2008-2011

A Study on the International Standards and National Criteria for Language Training Service (Supported by China National Institute of Standardization, 2011-2012)

A Study on English Acquisition in a Cross-cultural Context (Supported by the Planned Key Projects for the Tenth-Five Year Project, Beijing Language and Culture University

History of project