School of Languages and Cultures

Summer Research Program - 2021 Projects

AVAILABLE PROJECTS

  1. Developing and validating written and oral proficiency tests for second language Japanese
  2. Pragmatic understanding of the interaction between person reference and sentence endings in Korean
  3. Making First Nations eDictionaries
  4. Australian and Japanese Fantastic Arts
  1. Investigation into potential impact of communication style in the speakers’ first language on their second language communication
  2. From handwritten fieldnotes to the evolution of language: The verbs of Occitan (French)
  3. Translation project: Familiar postmemory in grandchildren’s letters to victims of the 1973-1990 civic-military dictatorship in Chile

2. Pragmatic understanding of the interaction between person reference and sentence endings in Korean

Project duration:

10 Weeks commencing 22 November 2021

20 hours per week

Description:

This project explores how sentence endings (e.g. -e/a, -e/ayo, -pnita, etc.) and person reference in Korean collaboratively form and convey pragmatic meanings in discourse. While most literature on sentence endings focuses on their grammatical descriptions, the project will analyse how speakers make use of such expressions in order to fulfil their discursive purposes as well as employing the most appropriate reference forms for discourse participants.   

Expected outcomes and deliverables:

Scholars participating in this project will gain research skills in discourse analysis including data collection and transcription. They will also have an opportunity to learn relevant theories and concepts in pragmatics and discourse analysis so they can develop their own research topics based on the knowledge gained from this project.

Suitable for: 

This project is open to applications from any UQ enrolled students with native or near native level proficiency in Korean and an interest in linguistics and socio-cultural understanding of language.

Number of participants required: 1

Further information: 

Please contact Dr Narah Lee via email