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Xinyan Kou

Xinyan Kou

PhD Candidate

Research interests

  • Languages

Biography

Xinyan Kou is a PhD student in Language, Discourse & Communication in the School of Education, Communication & Society, under the supervision of Dr Jill Hohenstein (primary) and Prof. Gabriella Rundblad (secondary).

Xinyan’s main research interests include linguistic relativity, language typology, and cognitive semantics, particularly in relation to events involving realisation.

Under the general framework of Talmyan event integration theory, her current doctoral project is focused on a verb property called ‘fulfillment type’, which measures verbs' capacity to express goal realisation. Through a combination of theoretical investigations and psycholinguistic experiments, Xinyan aims to explore how this property can be diagnosed using linguistic tests, how it is perceived conceptually, and how it influences cognition.

Research

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Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC)

The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication is a major centre for descriptive linguistics, applied linguistics and language in education.

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Cognition, Learning, and Communities Lab

Cognition, Learning, and Communities Lab is interested in exploring diverse areas of linguistic and conceptual development across various populations and contexts. Within our research scope, we have three primary areas of interest: Interaction Between Cognition and Language Acquisition; Complexities of Multilingualism Across the Lifespan; Discourse and Communication in Health, Science, and Mental Health

News

The Big Event: New insights into the event integration framework

The Big Event is a two-day linguistic symposium devoted to the latest developments of the event integration theory formulated by Prof. Leonard Talmy. After a...

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Events

29Aprletters-stamps-amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash

The Big Event - Day 2: Empirical Advancements in Talmyan Event Integration

The second day of the Big Event is a symposium devoted to the latest empirical developments of the Talmyan event integration theory.

Please note: this event has passed.

25Febletters-stamps-amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash

The Big Event - Day 1: Revisiting Talmy's Event Integration Framework

The Big Event intends to shed new light onto the interplay between language and mind in multiple domains.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

The event integration theory in practice

Researchers at the School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s recently held the Big Event to explore the latest developments in the linguistic...

Dark silhouette among red lights - by guillaume bourdages 1903x558

Research

books-1204029_1920
Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC)

The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication is a major centre for descriptive linguistics, applied linguistics and language in education.

[MLC] - Website Header -26 Languages
Cognition, Learning, and Communities Lab

Cognition, Learning, and Communities Lab is interested in exploring diverse areas of linguistic and conceptual development across various populations and contexts. Within our research scope, we have three primary areas of interest: Interaction Between Cognition and Language Acquisition; Complexities of Multilingualism Across the Lifespan; Discourse and Communication in Health, Science, and Mental Health

News

The Big Event: New insights into the event integration framework

The Big Event is a two-day linguistic symposium devoted to the latest developments of the event integration theory formulated by Prof. Leonard Talmy. After a...

letters-stamps-amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash

Events

29Aprletters-stamps-amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash

The Big Event - Day 2: Empirical Advancements in Talmyan Event Integration

The second day of the Big Event is a symposium devoted to the latest empirical developments of the Talmyan event integration theory.

Please note: this event has passed.

25Febletters-stamps-amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash

The Big Event - Day 1: Revisiting Talmy's Event Integration Framework

The Big Event intends to shed new light onto the interplay between language and mind in multiple domains.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

The event integration theory in practice

Researchers at the School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s recently held the Big Event to explore the latest developments in the linguistic...

Dark silhouette among red lights - by guillaume bourdages 1903x558