Chia-Rung Lu
2020
Lu, Chia-Rung; Li, Po-Wei
Articulating sexuality, desire, and identity: A keyword analysis of heteronormativity in Taiwanese gay and lesbian dating websites Journal Article
In: Journal of Sexuality and Culture, vol. 24, pp. 1499–152, 2020.
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abstract = {This paper discusses how the so-called social construct, i.e., the frame of heteronormativity, can be maintained, reproduced and enacted by language within same-sex dating communities in the twenty-first century. That is, we examine heteronormativity in discourse collected from two popular same-sex dating websites in Taiwan in order to analyze how heteronormative ideologies influence the linguistic construction of homosexual desires, dating preferences, and queer relationships. By scrutinizing the keywords in the corpora through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics, we argue that there are still power relationships among Taiwanese gay men and lesbian women seeking romantic love online that are informed by heteronormative ideologies around gender within the scope of homosexuality. On the one hand, the keywords contain many binary roles providing conventional interactional modes for Taiwanese homosexual couples that show great similarity to those in heterosexual relationships. On the other hand, the analysis indicates that heteronormative constructions of masculinity and femininity are related to anxieties over mainstream preferences for dating on the two target websites.},
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This paper discusses how the so-called social construct, i.e., the frame of heteronormativity, can be maintained, reproduced and enacted by language within same-sex dating communities in the twenty-first century. That is, we examine heteronormativity in discourse collected from two popular same-sex dating websites in Taiwan in order to analyze how heteronormative ideologies influence the linguistic construction of homosexual desires, dating preferences, and queer relationships. By scrutinizing the keywords in the corpora through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics, we argue that there are still power relationships among Taiwanese gay men and lesbian women seeking romantic love online that are informed by heteronormative ideologies around gender within the scope of homosexuality. On the one hand, the keywords contain many binary roles providing conventional interactional modes for Taiwanese homosexual couples that show great similarity to those in heterosexual relationships. On the other hand, the analysis indicates that heteronormative constructions of masculinity and femininity are related to anxieties over mainstream preferences for dating on the two target websites.
Lu, Chia-Rung; Tsai, I-Ni; Su, I-Wen; Liu, Te-Hsin
From Repetition to Continuation: Construction meaning of Mandarin AXAY Four-Character Idioms Book Chapter
In: pp. 201-210, Springer International Publishing, 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-38188-2.
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abstract = {Adopting the theoretical framework of Construction Grammar, the present paper aims to examine the internal structures, constructional meanings, and syntactic categories of Mandarin parallel idiomatic prefabs A-X-A-Y. The analysis once again confirms the importance of semantic integration between lexical and constructional meanings. Although X and Y seem to dictate the syntactic category of a four-character idiomatic expression, the syntactic category of the whole idiom is indeed adjustable in contextualized real-world language use. This prominent feature, i.e., the flexibility in terms of syntactic behavior, results from the markedness of the four-character skeleton, namely, a grammatical construction. This syntactic flexibility is then argued to be the essential property of Chinese four-character idioms.},
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Adopting the theoretical framework of Construction Grammar, the present paper aims to examine the internal structures, constructional meanings, and syntactic categories of Mandarin parallel idiomatic prefabs A-X-A-Y. The analysis once again confirms the importance of semantic integration between lexical and constructional meanings. Although X and Y seem to dictate the syntactic category of a four-character idiomatic expression, the syntactic category of the whole idiom is indeed adjustable in contextualized real-world language use. This prominent feature, i.e., the flexibility in terms of syntactic behavior, results from the markedness of the four-character skeleton, namely, a grammatical construction. This syntactic flexibility is then argued to be the essential property of Chinese four-character idioms.
2019
Lu, Chia-Rung; Liu, Te-Hsin; Tsai, I-Ni; Su, I-Wen
The idiom and regularity of four-character idioms: Taking "一X#Y" as an example Journal Article
In: Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 683-719, 2019.
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Chinese four-character idioms possess structural uniformity, profound meaning and cultural connotation; however, the research in the field has failed to give sufficient prominence to their idiomaticity and regularity. Adopting the framework of "Construction Grammar," in this article we discuss their interrelated syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features by examining four-character forms with the patterning [yi-X-#-Y] 'one-X-number-Y'. In particular, we examine instances that fall under three specific prefabs with high type frequency: [yi- X-yi-Y] 'one-X-one-Y', [yi-X-er-Y] 'one-X-two-Y', and [yi-X-qian-Y] 'one-X-thousand- Y.' We also investigate their syntactic functions. In addition, we explore the relationships between X, Y, and the construction from the perspective of metaphorical extension,and investigate the interaction between different constructions. Newly created idioms such as [yi-li-yi-xiu] 'One mandatory day off and one flexible rest day' and [yi-dai-yi-lu] 'The Belt and Road' imply that the higher the type frequency of a construction, the higher its productivity. In other words, being classified as fixed phrases, idiomatic expressions have a certain degree of openness and productivity in Modern Chinese.idiomatic expressions have a certain degree of openness and productivity in Modern Chinese.idiomatic expressions have a certain degree of openness and productivity in Modern Chinese.
Lu, Chia-Rung; Hoey, Thomas Van
Lexical variation of ideophones in Chinese classics: their implications in embodiment and migration Book Chapter
In: pp. 195-226, De Gruyter Mouton, 2019, ISBN: 9783110610895.
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abstract = {This paper is an innovative attempt to combine as well as explore some issues related to language variation, embodied cognition, language diffusion, human migration, and geographical distribution of lexicon. These seemingly different issues converge at one research target, i.e., ideophones in Classical Chinese. Due to the depictive imaginative nature of ideophones, their emergence and use imply some embodied cognition between language and environment. Since we trace the usages of the same ideophones diachronically, the results provide some insights into language variation and language diffusion in part of the Chinese history. Such an approach relies on the authorships of some par-ticular ideophones, which can be related to migration and geographical distri-bution. This paper adopts a corpus linguistic approach that fully utilizes the abundant resources of historical materials, i.e., the Scripta Sinica constructed by the Academia Sinica, Taiwan, with a focus on the Chinese ideophone mangmangand its related variants. Finally, this paper utilizes GIS maps to represent our findings.},
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2018
Lu, Chia-Rung; Chen, Po-Heng; Yeh, Chih; Hsieh, Shu-Kai; Chou, Tai-Li; Su, Lily I-wen; Lee, Chia-Lin
Multiple scaffolding mechanisms for L2 syntactic processing—An Event-Related Potential study Journal Article
In: Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 63-93, 2018.
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Native-like cognitive-neural mechanisms for syntactic processing have been shown to be less available for L2 learners. To compensate, learners may rely on lexical-semantic processing or the non-dominant hemisphere. To investigate these scaffolding effects, this study combined divided visual-field (VF) and Event-Related Potential (ERP) techniques to assess L2 learners’ brain responses across the left and right hemispheres (LH and RH). Participants judged the grammaticality of Chinese two-word phrases starting with a classifier. Our data showed that, compared to native speakers, L2 learners were less accurate in grammaticality judgments and elicited qualitatively different brain responses even to correct trials. Replicating our previous findings on left-lateralized structural processing in native speakers, native participants in this present study showed a P600 grammaticality effect with RVF/LH presentation only. L2 learners showed remarkable inter-subject variability in brain responses, and as a consequence, showed no statistically reliable ERP grammaticality effects. However, correlational analysis on individual learners' brain responses and behavioral language performance revealed important correlations. Specifically, better language performance was associated with smaller RVF/LH N400 grammaticality effects and smaller LVF/RH P600 grammaticality effects. Quartile split based on participants' language performance showed striking patterns, showing from bottom quartile to top quartile a gradual shift from an N400 grammaticality effect to a P600 grammaticality effect in the RVF/LH condition, and a P600 grammaticality effect to a later negativity effect in the LVF/RH condition. These results thus highlight the transitional roles of scaffolding mechanisms in language learning and suggest in particular that higher L2 syntactic processing co-occurs with less reliance on lexical-semantic processing in the dominant LH and disengagement of structural analysis from the non-dominant RH.
Lu, Chia-Rung; Tsai, I-Ni; Su, I-Wen; Liu, Te-Hsin
Internal structures and Constructional Meanings: ‘Da-X-da-Y’ and Its Related Constructions in Mandarin Chinese Book Chapter
In: pp. 91-106, Institute of Linguistics, 2018, ISBN: 9783030040147.
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Adopting the theoretical framework of Construction Grammar, the present paper aims to examine the internal structures and constructional meanings of six Mandarin idiomatic prefabs: da-X-da-Y ‘big-X-big-Y’, da-X-xiao-Y ‘big-X-small-Y’, xiao-X-xiao-Y ‘small-X-small-Y’, da-X-wu-Y ‘big-X-no-Y’ and wu-X-wu-Y ‘no-X-no-Y’. The analysis has not only identified five constructional meanings among them, but confirmed the weightiness of semantic integration between lexical and constructional senses. The semantic map approach is further applied to characterize these sense relations in illustration of any multiple inheritance nested among distinct constructional meanings. For instance, the sense of intensification or emphasis is prominent in parallel constructions: meanings inherited from the reduplication structure. On the contrary, non-parallel constructions may carry such senses as overallness, equivalence, contrast, or serve a subjunctive mood.
Lu, Chia-Rung; Jiarong, Lv
ACG Culture and Its Acceptance Book Chapter
In: pp. 85-94, 2018.
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Lu, Chia-Rung
The Emerging Construction of Form of Address in Subculture Conference
The Emerging Construction of Form of Address in Subculture, 2018, ISSN: 1881−445X.
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Lu, Chia-Rung
The Emerging Construction of Form of Address in Subculture Book Chapter
In: pp. 327-330, 2018, ISSN: 1881−445X.
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2017
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
Propagation and Acceptance of Subculture: Taking Japanese Loanwords in Taiwan as an Example Book Chapter
In: vol. 3, pp. 119-141, 2017, ISBN: 978-4-908470-02-8.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Lv, Jiarong
"From Barbarians to Foreigners: Cultural Exchanges from the Names of Foreign Races ", "The First Cultural Mobility and Knowledge Transmission-Cross-reference of Taiwanese Literature and Asia-Pacific Humanities" Book Chapter
In: pp. 541 -572, 2017.
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2016
Lu, Chia-Rung
The distribution of cultural values among East Asian proverbs Book Chapter
In: pp. 520-535, 2016, ISBN: 978-989-98685-6-4.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Construction of Vocabulary Resources Incorporating Cognition and Culture", (edited by Masaaki Yamanashi) "Cognitive Linguistics" Book Chapter
In: vol. 13, pp. 305-344, Hitsuji Shobo, 2016.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
Syllabus Survey of Japanese Culture Subjects at National Taiwan University Book Chapter
In: vol. 2, pp. 89-103, Secretariat, International Exchange Center, Kyoto University, 2016, ISBN: 978-4-908470-01-1.
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2015
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
Inspiration and Tokimeki Onomatopoeia Book Chapter
In: vol. 1, pp. 127-165, Kyoto University International Exchange Center Secretariat, 2015, ISBN: 978-4-908470-00-4.
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2014
Lu, Chia-Rung
The interplay between lexical polysemy and cultural model Journal Article
In: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Linguistics Association, vol. 14, pp. 36-47, 2014.
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2013
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"The Chain of Blending and the Development of Metaphors in Social Practice", "The Creation and Physicality of Languages" Book Chapter
In: pp. 175-189, Tokyo: Hitsuji Shobo Publishing Co., 2013.
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2012
Lu, Chia-Rung
Eating is not an easy task: Understanding cultural values via proverbs Journal Article
In: Japanese Studies Journal, vol. 29, pp. 63-79, 2012.
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abstract = {Conceptual metaphor theory has become a promising approach to analyzing cultures (cf. Lakoff & Johnson 1980/2003; Kövecses 2007; Gibbs 2008). This paper aims to investigate cultural values via the use of metaphors in proverbs, with a special focus on the eating frame. Our data cover Taiwanese proverbs, Japanese proverbs and English proverbs. Basically there are two approaches to comparing cultural frames. One takes a bird’s eye, presenting a whole picture of cultural frames for each culture. On the other hand, the other compares the same frame and sees how it is used in different cultures. This study mainly takes the second approach. Eating is such an easy task in most cultures. While being used as a metaphor, eating event can represent different cultural values. After a careful scrutiny, the following metaphors/cultural values are found in Taiwanese proverbs: Making a Living Is Eating; Relying on Sb/Sth Is Eating; Consuming Is Eating; Living Is Eating (Age as food); Taking Advantages Is Eating; Invading Is Eating(or Invasion Is Eating); Causal Chain Is Eating (And Excreting); Curing Is Eating (Food As Medicine). However, in English proverbs, only two metaphors are found: Consuming is eating and causal chain is eating. In Japanese proverbs, four extra metaphors are found. They are Rewarding is eating, experiencing/ realizing is eating, competing is eating and defeating is eating. As shown above, by using the framework of conceptual metaphor theory, we can identify these cultural values in different languages. This finding has several implications. Firstly, we confirm what Kövecses has claimed that the metaphorical entailment potential appears to be utilized differently in different languages and cultures, even based on the same source domain (Kövecses 2007:128). Secondly, the conceptual metaphors found in the proverbs can be a clue to recognize the polysemies of a particular lexeme, such as eat as exemplified in this paper. Finally, we suggest that analyzing conceptual metaphors in proverbs would be helpful and useful in language teaching as the result could be a material to present the crosscultural issue and facilitate language learning.},
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Lu, Chia-Rung; He, Wei-hsien
The ‘unmarkedness’ in proverbs: a typological perspective Conference
vol. 12, 2012.
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2011
Lu, Chia-Rung
“Verbal reduplication and grammaticalization: a corpus-based study on Mandarin VV-kan and V-kankan constructions,” Conference
2011.
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abstract = {The present study investigates two constructions in Mandarin1—VV-kan and V-kankan—which show an interesting formal asymmetry in the distribution of verbal reduplication and kan ‘see’, but denote the same meaning ‘try … and find out’. The VV-kan construction involves a schematic slot that is filled with a reduplicated verb, as in (1), while the V-kankan construction involves a verb that is followed by reduplicated kankan ‘see.see’, as in (2). What is intended to be discovered, or “found out,” by trying out the action is either covertly implied through context, as in (1a) and (2a), or overtly expressed by an interrogative complement clause, as in (1b) and (2b). Despite the formal asymmetry between the two constructions, (1) and (2) are observed to be free variant forms competing for the same meaning ‘try … and find out’, since a speaker would switch from one to the other without even noticing their choices. },
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The present study investigates two constructions in Mandarin1—VV-kan and V-kankan—which show an interesting formal asymmetry in the distribution of verbal reduplication and kan ‘see’, but denote the same meaning ‘try … and find out’. The VV-kan construction involves a schematic slot that is filled with a reduplicated verb, as in (1), while the V-kankan construction involves a verb that is followed by reduplicated kankan ‘see.see’, as in (2). What is intended to be discovered, or “found out,” by trying out the action is either covertly implied through context, as in (1a) and (2a), or overtly expressed by an interrogative complement clause, as in (1b) and (2b). Despite the formal asymmetry between the two constructions, (1) and (2) are observed to be free variant forms competing for the same meaning ‘try … and find out’, since a speaker would switch from one to the other without even noticing their choices.
Lu, Chia-Rung; Sunmi, Kim; Jiarong, Lu
"Obligation of the inverse grammatical solution-Korean, Japanese, and Chinese language center -", "2011 Multilingual and Multicultural Simultaneous Teaching/Learning International Symposium Handbook" Conference
2011.
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2010
Lu, Chia-Rung
Synesthetic generalization revisited: a new perspective based on onomatopoetic words Conference
2010.
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Lu, Chia-Rung
Encoding ‘aspect’: Using linguistic iconicity Journal Article
In: The Japanese Cognitive Linguistics Association, pp. 674-677, 2010.
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2008
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Part of Speech and Onomatopoeia / Mimicry ", "Words and Cognitive Mechanisms-Professor Masaaki Yamanashi's Commemorative Papers on the Return of the Calendar" Book Chapter
In: pp. 199-212, Tokyo: Hitsuji Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd., 2008.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Onomatopoeia / Mimicry Words Co-occurring with Color- Focusing on Black- ", "2008 National Taiwan University New International Studies Symposium" Conference
2008.
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2006
Lu, Chia-Rung
"Symbolic View Reconsideration-Symbolism of Languages Seen in Onomatopoeia" Journal Article
In: Japanese Cognitive Linguistic Society, JCLA, 2006.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Aspects of Metaphorical Expansion of Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words: From the Viewpoint of Cognitive Linguistics and Typology," Book
Kyoto University. Kyoto (Japan), 2006.
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2005
Lu, Chia-Rung; Lv, Jiarong
"The Polysemy of Onomatopoeia and Mimetics ", "Proceedings of the 2005 Contemporary Cognitive Linguistics and Japanese Research Innovation Seminar" Conference
2005.
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2004
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
Symbol Mechanism of English Onomatopoeia", "Language Science Theory" Journal Article
In: vol. 10, pp. 99-116, 2004.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Onomatopoeia as a metaphor-" Korokoro "and" Korokoro "," Proceedings of the Japanese Cognitive Linguistic Society, " Journal Article
In: Japanese Cognitive Linguistic Society, JCLA, vol. 4, pp. 480-483, 2004.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Consideration of Onomatopoeia's Ambiguity: From the Viewpoint of Ideal Cognitive Model-" Others "," Hoyahoya "," Hokuhoku "and" Call "-" Conference
Consideration of Onomatopoeia's Ambiguity: From the Viewpoint of Ideal Cognitive Model, National Taiwan University, 2004.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Understanding Metaphors in Japanese Onomatope- Teaching Methods Suggested by Cognitive Linguistics-", "Japanese Studies in Japanese Studies" Conference
2004.
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2003
Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Schema analysis of onomatopoeia ambiguity", "Language Science" Journal Article
In: Kyoto University, vol. 9, pp. 83-117, 2003.
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Lu, Chia-Rung; Kayo, Lu
"Situation Recognition and Japanese Onomatopoeia", Japan "Kansai Linguistic Society Proceedings Journal Article
In: vol. 23, pp. 73-83, 2003.
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