Two linguistics seminars organised by the T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre and sponsored by the United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong were held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 13 October and 23 November. Professor Ian Roberts of the University of Cambridge was invited to give a talk on "The Null Subject Parameter in the 21st Century", and Professor Rint Sybesma of Leiden University was invited to give a talk on "Finiteness and Chinese".

A workshop on the word order of heads, organised by the T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre and sponsored by Chung Chi College was held on 14 October. The workshop focused on theories of word order, particularly the theory of FOFC , and their implications for the study of Chinese syntax. There were five invited speakers: Professor Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge), Dr Wei-wen Roger Liao (Academia Sinica), Dr Chih-hsiang Shu (Academia Sinica), Professor Nina Ning Zhang (National Chung Cheng University) and Professor Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine (National University of Singapore).

For details of the linguistics seminars and the workshop, please visit CLRC's website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/.

 
Linguistics Seminar on 13 October

 
Linguistics Seminar on 23 November

  
  
Workshop on Word Order of Heads