Zhuosi Luo

As a theorist working on language, my research areas focus on syntax and semantics, and their interfaces with pragmatics, morphology, phonology and cognitive science. I used to work on cartography syntax when doing my MA degree. I believe interface study and interdisciplinary research could help deepen our understanding of language, which someday will help the theories meet the goal of ‘(beyond) explanatory adequacy’.

I mainly work on verbs, adjectives and tones. The languages I study are mostly Asian languages including Teochew (Southern Min; ‘the living fossil of ancient Chinese’), Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. I also enjoy insights from cross-linguistic comparisons with other language families. Currently, I am working on my dissertation Causality and Argument Interpretation with a focus on contextual causee interpretations. See more details in Research.