Research at the Department of Chinese
The Department of Chinese conducts research on contemporary Chinese linguistics, focusing on digital communications, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, and second language acquisition. Our research explores language use in modern Sinophone societies, the intersection of language and technology, the interaction between language and cognition, and the role of language in social change.
The research activities of the department have been focusing on the following areas:
- Chinese construction grammar
- Digital platform-mediated communication
- Chinese language and gender
- East Asian languages and human bodily experience
- Discourses regarding emerging social phenomena
- Chinese language learning and teaching
Recent Publications
On the Italian Influence on Finnish National Romanticism and the Finnish Language (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Erasmus+ -opettajavaihto Puolaan yhdisti historian ja nykyisyyden (2026)
Leala-tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(D1 Professional blog post)
An Introduction to Data Visualisation of the Writing Process (2026)
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book)Kestävää kehitystä edistävä kielten opetus: Tehtäväpaketti suomi toisena kielenä -opetukseen (2026)
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary )Sata vuotta saksan kieltä. Saksan kielen oppiainetta juhlittiin Turun yliopistossa (2026)
Tempus
(D1 Article in a professional journal)