Twitter: @linguistsherry
I am broadly interested in issues related to syntax, semantics, and their interfaces, involving both theoretical and experimental inquiry.
Specific topics that I am interested in/have worked on include but are not limited to:
- Resolution of quantifier scope ambiguity
- degree semantics
- Distributivity in event semantics
- Presupposition
- Memory mechanism in language processing
For more information, including my papers and presentations, please visit my personal website.
Draft
Chen, S. Y. (2019). Deriving wh-correlatives via wh-movement. First General Paper (Defended in February 2019).
Book chapters
Chen, S. Y. & Husband, E. M. (2019). Decomposing event in real-time: Putting the pieces (back) together. To appear in C. Cummins & N. Katsos (Eds), Handbook of Experimental Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford University Press. [pdf]
Articles
Chen, S. Y. (2019). Zero degrees: numeral, intensification, and negative. Proceedings of the 54th Chicago Linguistics Society conference.
Chen, S. Y. (2017). Movement Constraints on the Relative Order of Double Topics in Mandarin Chinese. In R. Maddeaux (Ed.), Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics (Vol 38). [pdf][lingbuzz]
Proceedings
Chen, S. Y. & Husband, E. M. (2018). Comprehending anaphoric presuppositions involves memory retrieval “too”. Proceedings of the LSA Annual Meeting, 3(44), 1-11. [link]
Chen, S. Y. & Husband, E. M. (2018). Contradictory (Forward) Lifetime Effects and the Non-Future Tense in Mandarin Chinese. Proceedings of the LSA Annual Meeting, 3(6), 1-14. [link]
Chen, S. Y. & Kobayashi, F. H. (2018). Locality and distance distributivity: Mandarin reduplicated numerals at the syntax-semantics interface. Poster to be presented at the NASSLLI Student Session. 23-29 June, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA. [poster]
Chen, S. Y. (2018) From zero to bigger things: numerosity, intensification, and NPI licensing. Talk given at the 54th Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, 26-28 April 2018, Chicago, IL. [handout]
Chen, S. Y. (2018). Anaphoricity, Presuppositions, and Memory Retrieval Processes. Talk given at Experimental Syntax & Semantics Lab, February 23rd 2018, MIT, USA. [slides]
Chen, S. Y. (2017). Double topicalization, I find really interesting. Presentation given at Syntax Square, 24 October 2017, MIT, USA. [handout]
Chen, S. Y. & Husband, E. M. (2017). Non-Future Tense in Mandarin Chinese: Evidence from Contradictory (Forward) Lifetime Effects. Presentation given at the Tenselessness Workshop, 5-6 October 2017, London, UK. [slides]