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Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

 

Fangning Ren

College: Downing

Email: fr351@cam.ac.uk

Supervisor: Prof Ian Roberts听补苍诲 Dr Theresa Biberauer

Research Topic: An Interface-based Approach to Analysing Wh-fronting Constructions in Mandarin Chinese

About

Fangning is a second-year PhD student in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. She received her BA in English Language and Literature and MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Foreign Languages from Beijing Language and Culture University. Afterwards, she completed an MA in Linguistics with distinction at University College London.

Research

Fangning is currently working on the parametric variations of question formation in multiple wh-fronting languages and wh-in-situ languages. She is especially interested in the syntactic encoding of information structure in Mandarin wh-fronting constructions.

Scholarships/Prizes

CSC 海角社区 International Scholarship

Teaching

Li9 supervision: Syntax

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