The PhD/MA Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Time: 2026/4/23（四）12:30pm-14:00pm
Venue: 季陶樓340313語言所視聽會議室
Lecturer: Dr. Marc Allassonnière-Tang/ Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

My current research relates to nominal classification systems, such as the masculine/feminine distinction in French or the shape-based classifiers in Mandarin. The main aim is to explain the worldwide diversity and distribution of such systems, which are found in around half of the languages of the world. This involves analyzing ‘what is their definition’, ‘why they are found in some languages and not others’, ‘what is their function’, ‘how are their categories constructed’, and ‘how do they interact with the sociocultural and the cognitive systems’. In this talk, we will discuss the linguistic diversity worldwide, then focus on nominal classification systems, and then provide examples of how these systems can affect society, via topics such as gender equality or the gender biases in artificial intelligence.

主辦：國立政治大學語言學研究所