Yuanfan Jack YING
[d͡ʒæk jwɛn˨˩fɐn˥˥ jɪŋ˥˥]
应远帆/應遠帆
yuanfanying@cuhk.edu.hk
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I'm Jack (Yuanfan) Ying, a postdoc at the Laboratory for Language, Learning, and the Brain directed by Patrick Wong at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I just received a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Maryland, College Park, where I was advised by Jeffrey Lidz and Alexander Williams and also worked with Valentine Hacquard and Kate Mooney.
I study language processing and development to understand how learning happens and evolves, using corpus, experimental, and computational methods. Aside from syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, I'm also interested in phonetics, phonology/tonology, and speech perception (in native vs. heritage speakers).
Trees are in the eyes of the beholder.
Baltimore, MD. May 30, 2024.
Me with F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
New York City. June 3, 2022.
About Me
I was born in Huangyan (黄岩, literally "yellow stone"), a coastal city in southeast China (over 200 miles south of Shanghai) known for its Mandarin orange cultivation and mold production. I grew up speaking both Mandarin Chinese and Huangyan (a Sinitic Wu Dialect).
Huangyan Wu (黄岩话/黃岩話; [wɔ̤ɲjɛ̤̃wa̤]) is phonologically rather different from Mandarin Chinese - it has eight tones (as opposed to four in Mandarin) and fricative vowels. This got me interested in doing fieldwork on Huangyan to characterize its tonal inventory. I'm interested in doing future projects on how learning a dialect might affect children's language development and cognition.
Outside of research, I’m passionate about anything that is rhythmic, including creating music, movies, and poetry. For this very reason, I have always been inspired to experiment with new languages and cultures.
Last updated: May 28th, 2026
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4F, Brain and Mind Institute,
Hui Yeung Shing Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin N. T., Hong Kong
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