Doctoral Researcher
Current Status
First year, full-time.
Research Topic
The acquisition and processing of English collocations in native and non-native speakers.
Research summary
This research project aims at investigating how Chinese speakers of English as a second language process English collocations, how their processing of collocations differs from native English speakers’ and different factors that could influence their processing, for example semantic transparency, frequency and congruence. This study also looks at how Chinese speakers of English acquire collocations.
Qualifications
- MSc in Education (Distinction) University of Bristol
- BA in English language and linguisticsFirst class) Hefei University of Technology in China
Research interests
- Second language acquisition
- Formulaic language
- English collocations
- Psycholinguistics
Research Supervisors
Source of Funding
Self Funded
Contact Details
Email: WXL810@student.bham.ac.uk