Research group in Chinese philology
中國語文學研究室

Chinese philology is essential for researchers who would like to further their studies in various disciplines, such as etymology, phonology, text-based semantics, syntax and dialectology. Chinese philology has been taught as a compulsory core module in most Chinese departments at universities in mainland China and Taiwan. The establishment for a research group for Chinese philology at the Department will therefore help both our undergraduate and graduate students strengthen their knowledge of the field.

One goal of the research group is to put the findings of the research projects into applied use, such as compilation of dictionaries and lexicography, development and improvement of primary and secondary Chinese textbook contents, etc. The proposed research group will aim to carry out projects that are in line with the Department's focus on the professional Chinese curriculum.

The establishment of the group will help raise the visibility of the Department's unique strength in Chinese philology research and our distinguished programs in Chinese philology and linguistics.

Key objectives

• The establishment of the group is to promote and advance research in Chinese languages and linguistics and to broaden communication among researchers in the field.
• The group will provide a forum for academics with specialist interests in Chinese linguistics to pursue applied research and consultancy.
• The group will expand and facilitate joint research collaborations among academics working in Chinese philology.
• The group will help to develop outstanding graduate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, including etymology, phonology, text-based semantics, syntax, dialectology, etc.

Group Members

Director:

Dr. Kwok Pang Fei, Associate Professor

Members:

Dr. Kwok Bit Chi, Assistant Professor
Dr. Siu King Wai, Assistant Professor
Dr. Chan Yuen Chi, Associate Professor, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Abraham Chan, Research Officer, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Lee Hung Kai, Professor, Department of Chinese; Dean of Students, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Dr. Hsu Tzu Pin, Associate Professor, Department of Chinese, Lingnan University
Dr. Tsang Chi Hung, Instructor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong