The 7th International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse (7th ISCLD)

 

 

The ISCLD is a biennial international symposium that advances the exchange of scholarship and emphasizes an empirical orientation in functional discourse studies of the Chinese language, with participation from local and international scholars, not only from linguistics, but also related fields of communication, sociology, anthropology, education etc. with regards to the use of Chinese languages.

Previous symposiums have been held as:

  • ISCLD 1          2010 University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • ISCLD 2          2012 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • ISCLD 3          2014 Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.
  • ISCLD 4          2016 Bryant University, USA
  • ISCLD 5          2018 University of Sydney, Australia
  • ISCLD 6          2022 University of Macau, Macau (Online and on-site)

The 7th ISCLD returns to NTU (previously held in 2012) after more than a decade, with the theme “New Directions in Chinese Language Research: Structure and Use”. The conference continues to focus on Chinese language and discourse, but we also like to encourage researchers working on other areas previously not discussed in the past conferences, including minority languages related to Chinese, AI application, bi/multi-lingual and multicultural settings.

Hosting this international conference in 2024 at NTU holds special significance, as it coincides with the 20th anniversary celebration of the NTU Chinese programme. The organization of this conference is structured as part of our celebration of NTU as a leading institution for Chinese language research in the global arena.

Themes

  • Chinese Language and AI
  • Chinese language and cognition
  • Chinese language and culture
  • Chinese language and education
  • Chinese language and ethnicity
  • Chinese language and society
  • Chinese language and interaction
  • Chinese language and its variations
  • Chinese language in bilingual settings
  • Chinese language in multilingual and multicultural settings

 


汉语语言与话语国际研讨会是两年一度的国际研讨会,旨在促进学术交流,强调汉语功能话语研究的实证取向,吸引来自语言学,以及传播学、社会学、人类学、教育学等相关领域的国内外学者前来参与。时隔十几年后,次研讨会再度由南洋理工大学举办(上一次主办为2012年),主题为“汉语研究的新方向:结构与运用”。研讨会将继续关注汉语和话语的运用,但主办方希望能鼓励其他进行会议中未讨论领域的学者,包括与汉语相关的少数民族语言、人工智能应用、双语/多语和多元文化环境的研究。

此研讨会恰逢南洋理工大学中文系成立20周年,因此别具意义,主办方也有意结合研讨会举行一系列的学术活动,作为庆祝南洋理工大学成立20周年的项目,亦提升南洋理工大学中文系在汉语研究领域的国际知名度。

主题

  • 汉语与人工智能
  • 汉语与认知
  • 汉语与文化
  • 汉语与教育
  • 汉语和民族
  • 汉语与社会
  • 汉语互动
  • 汉语及其变体
  • 双语环境中的汉语
  • 多语言和多元文化环境中的汉语