Research: A Corpus-Based Study on Europeanized Grammar Phenomena in Vernacular Narrative Texts During the Late Qing Dynasty and the Early Republic of China (1840–1928): The Phenomenon of Subordinative Clause Postposition (Provisional)
Supervisor: Federico Masini, "Sapienza University of Rome"
Co-supervisor: Lara Colangelo, "Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio Chieti Pescara"
Research Topic: A Corpus-Based Study on Europeanized Grammar Phenomena in Vernacular Narrative Texts During the Late Qing Dynasty and the Early Republic of China (1840–1928): The Phenomenon of Subordinative Clause Postposition (Provisional)
Curriculum East Asian Studies
ABSTRACT
This PhD project falls within the scope of diachronic syntactic analysis of the Chinese language, focusing on the Europeanization of grammar (ouhua yufa). The primary objective is to investigate and map the phenomenon of the subordinative clause postposition relative to the main clause, as it alters one of the fundamental structures of traditional Chinese syntax, thereby filling a gap in diachronic studies conducted to date on digital corpora. The methodology adopted is that of Corpus Linguistics, aimed at overcoming the limitations of sampling and systematicity observed in previous studies. The data analyzed derive specifically from vernacular novels produced during the crucial transition period between the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China (1840–1928), a phase characterized by the dynamic development of both society and the language.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ouhua Yufa; Europeanization of Grammar; Chinese Syntax; Late Qing–Early Republic of China; Jindai Hanyu (Pre-Modern Chinese); Corpus Linguistics; The Postposition of the Subordinative Clause.
CURRICULUM VITAE
09/2024 – 12/2024: Visiting Ph.D. Student at Beijing Foreign Studies University within the Xin Hanxue Jihua training and research program.
09/2024 – 12/2024: Visiting Ph.D. Student at Xiamen University.
11/2023 – Present: Ph.D. Studente in Civilizations of Asia and Africa at the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies (ISO), Sapienza University of Rome.
09/2025 – Present: Permanent Teacher of Chinese Language and Culture at IIS Virgilio, Empoli (FI).
09/2022 – 08/2025: Permanent Teacher of Chinese Language and Culture at IIS E. Ferrari, Chiaravalle Centrale (CZ).
09/2020 – 08/2022: Fixed-term Teacher of Chinese Language and Culture at Liceo Linguistico Statale "A. Rosmini", Grosseto (GR).
10/2020 – 11/2020: Junior Research Analyst at the University of Tuscia (Research title: Background research, retrieval, and translation of political-institutional discourses on the pandemic emergency in China).
11/2020 – 11/2021: Master's Degree (Level II) in Didactics of Chinese Language and Culture, University of Naples "L'Orientale".
10/2017 – 01/2029: Master's Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Oriental Languages and Civilisations, Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis Title: "Conjunctions in Chinese Grammars from 1898 to 1999." Supervisor: Federico Masini. Co-supervisor: Federica Casalin.
10/2014 – 12/2016: Bachelor's Degree (Laurea Triennale) in Oriental Languages and Civilisations, Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis Title: "The Didactics of the ba Preposition: A Comparison between China and Italy." Supervisor: Federica Casalin.