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
En quoi un « organisme manipulé » diffère-t-il d’un « organisme modifié » ? (2026)
Mémoires de la Société Néophilologique
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
Muutoksia yliopistojen saksan, ranskan ja venäjän kielen tutkintokoulutukseen. (2026)
Opinto-ohjaaja
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Conspiracism on the Runet: Text Reuse and the Formation of a Conspiracy Theory (2026)
Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Implementation of ESD in language education in Finland – Higher education language teachers’ views and experiences (2026)
European Journal of Applied Linguistics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kulttuuritöyssyt paljastavat, miten ymmärrämme itseämme ja muita (2026)
Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article)