Hyunhwa Kim

I am a PhD student in Linguistics at the University of South Carolina. Before coming to USC, I completed my M.A. in Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University.

My research interests lie in corpus linguistics, second language acquisition (SLA), and computational methods, with a growing interest in psycholinguistics, particularly how the mental lexicon develops in second language learners. My current research examines how L2 English learners acquire argument structure constructions, drawing on corpus analysis, acceptability judgment experiments, and computational modeling. I am also a member of a psycholinguistics/SLA research group led by Dr. Jiang Liu, where I am working on a study of mental lexicon development among beginning L2 Chinese learners.

Feel free to reach out at HYUNHWAK@email.sc.edu to connect!

Presentations & Publications

Presentations

Kim, H. Profiling L2 learner proficiency for AI-supported writing feedback: A corpus-based study using ICNALE. American Association for Corpus Linguistics (AACL) 2026 Conference, University of Florida, April 2026.

Kim, H. Discourse markers in scripted and natural dialogue: A corpus-based study for L2 learning. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2026 Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2026.

Kim, H. Profiling L2 learner proficiency for AI-supported writing feedback: A corpus-based study using ICNALE. Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) 2025 Conference, Iowa State University, November 2025.

Kim, H. Discourse Markers in Scripted and Natural Dialogue: A Corpus-Based Study for L2 Learning. Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (GATESOL) Conference, October 2025.

Publications

Kim, H. Discourse Markers in Scripted and Natural Dialogue: A Corpus-Based Study for L2 Learning. GATESOL Journal. Under review.