Larry Zhou
@larryzhou.bsky.social
Current MA@BNU, China; interested in
syntax (HPSG/CxG), semantics, and syntactic theories.
syntax (HPSG/CxG), semantics, and syntactic theories.
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Paper by Yanru Lu and me about #reduplication in #mandarinchinese is now (pre-)published:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226725101047
#linguistics #HPSG #grammar #morphology #fun
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226725101047
#linguistics #HPSG #grammar #morphology #fun
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Paper by Yanru Lu and me about #reduplication in #mandarinchinese is now (pre-)published:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226725101047
#linguistics #HPSG #grammar #morphology #fun
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226725101047
#linguistics #HPSG #grammar #morphology #fun
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'Acquiring a human language: The mystery of relativization', a new blog by Barbara Lust, Claire Foley and Suzanne Flynn, authors of THE ACQUISITION OF RELATIVIZATION
📚 https://cup.org/451LfEg
📚 https://cup.org/451LfEg
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
'Acquiring a human language: The mystery of relativization', a new blog by Barbara Lust, Claire Foley and Suzanne Flynn, authors of THE ACQUISITION OF RELATIVIZATION
📚 https://cup.org/451LfEg
📚 https://cup.org/451LfEg
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Confs: 33rd International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar
Confs: 33rd International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar
The 33rd International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar will be held on August 03 - August 04, 2026 at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Bergen, Norway).
The HPSG 2026 conference will be a two-day main conference (3rd - 4th of August). It will be co-located with the DELPH-IN meeting held over the preceding week (27th - 31st of July).
Anonymous abstracts are invited that address linguistic, foundational, or computational issues relating to or in the spiri
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January 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Confs: 33rd International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar
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Excited to share that our book "History of Ideas in the Science of AI" (co-authored with Luc Steels and Ann Dooms) is now freely available as #OpenAccess!
#OpenScience, #AIResearch, #HistoryOfAI
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#OpenScience, #AIResearch, #HistoryOfAI
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Excited to share that our book "History of Ideas in the Science of AI" (co-authored with Luc Steels and Ann Dooms) is now freely available as #OpenAccess!
#OpenScience, #AIResearch, #HistoryOfAI
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#OpenScience, #AIResearch, #HistoryOfAI
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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#OTD 124 years ago, George K. Zipf (1902–1950)was born 🎂 Based on his corpus analyses, he formulated the so-called Zipf’s law and showed that the most frequent word is twice as frequent as the second, three times as frequent as the third, and so on.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
#OTD 124 years ago, George K. Zipf (1902–1950)was born 🎂 Based on his corpus analyses, he formulated the so-called Zipf’s law and showed that the most frequent word is twice as frequent as the second, three times as frequent as the third, and so on.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
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So happy to see this book published - a great collaboration with Luc Steels and Ann Dooms. Open Access version is coming soon, but if you happen to be in Brussels this Thursday, you're welcome to join us for the book's official launch: lnkd.in/e_envZx9 #ArtificialIntelligence #HistoryOfScience
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
So happy to see this book published - a great collaboration with Luc Steels and Ann Dooms. Open Access version is coming soon, but if you happen to be in Brussels this Thursday, you're welcome to join us for the book's official launch: lnkd.in/e_envZx9 #ArtificialIntelligence #HistoryOfScience
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Some very brief comments on this new book from a recent talk — dependency grammar is not a viable candidate theory of natural language syntax (1/2).
At 49 mins: youtu.be/pqDnfNUlvRo?...
At 49 mins: youtu.be/pqDnfNUlvRo?...
December 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Some very brief comments on this new book from a recent talk — dependency grammar is not a viable candidate theory of natural language syntax (1/2).
At 49 mins: youtu.be/pqDnfNUlvRo?...
At 49 mins: youtu.be/pqDnfNUlvRo?...
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New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press.
This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website:
tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...
This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website:
tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...
tedlab.mit.edu
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New book! I have written a book, called Syntax: A cognitive approach, published by MIT Press.
This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website:
tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...
This is open access; MIT Press will post a link soon, but until then, the book is available on my website:
tedlab.mit.edu/tedlab_websi...
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„Sign-Based Construction Grammar is an extension of Berkeley Construction Grammar.“ But can there be an extension of something inconsistent?
Logically you can infer everything from inconsistent stuff. If you add things it does not get better. Or worse.
I would […]
[Original post on lingo.lol]
Logically you can infer everything from inconsistent stuff. If you add things it does not get better. Or worse.
I would […]
[Original post on lingo.lol]
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 AM
„Sign-Based Construction Grammar is an extension of Berkeley Construction Grammar.“ But can there be an extension of something inconsistent?
Logically you can infer everything from inconsistent stuff. If you add things it does not get better. Or worse.
I would […]
[Original post on lingo.lol]
Logically you can infer everything from inconsistent stuff. If you add things it does not get better. Or worse.
I would […]
[Original post on lingo.lol]
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A conversation on Chomsky & Large Language Models ~ Murphy & Piantadosi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyV...
December 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A conversation on Chomsky & Large Language Models ~ Murphy & Piantadosi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEyV...
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Working on a conference paper. A reviewer asked for the term "primary object". I wanted to add a footnote and did not remember the exact publication this term was defined in. But what I did remember was that the word "eschew" was used. I learned the word back then and liked it. =:-)
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Working on a conference paper. A reviewer asked for the term "primary object". I wanted to add a footnote and did not remember the exact publication this term was defined in. But what I did remember was that the word "eschew" was used. I learned the word back then and liked it. =:-)
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New paper just published with @evelinaleivada.bsky.social @garymarcus.bsky.social, Vittoria Dentella, Raquel Montero and Fritz Günther
Fundamental Principles of Linguistic Structure Are Not Represented by ChatGPT
bioling.psychopen.eu/index.php/bi...
Fundamental Principles of Linguistic Structure Are Not Represented by ChatGPT
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December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New paper just published with @evelinaleivada.bsky.social @garymarcus.bsky.social, Vittoria Dentella, Raquel Montero and Fritz Günther
Fundamental Principles of Linguistic Structure Are Not Represented by ChatGPT
bioling.psychopen.eu/index.php/bi...
Fundamental Principles of Linguistic Structure Are Not Represented by ChatGPT
bioling.psychopen.eu/index.php/bi...
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Today I hosted a Zoom meeting inviting Ray Hickey to promote The New Cambridge History of the English Language to students and scholars in Japan. His presentation slides are uploaded on his website for those interested. @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org #NewCHEL
www.raymondhickey.com/New_Cambridg...
www.raymondhickey.com/New_Cambridg...
www.raymondhickey.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today I hosted a Zoom meeting inviting Ray Hickey to promote The New Cambridge History of the English Language to students and scholars in Japan. His presentation slides are uploaded on his website for those interested. @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org #NewCHEL
www.raymondhickey.com/New_Cambridg...
www.raymondhickey.com/New_Cambridg...
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I really can't believe this volume is finally approaching the light of day with @oupphilosophy.bsky.social! What a journey, what amazing partners, and what a truly excellent cast. Here's a teaser trailer for what's in the book. Get excited!
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I really can't believe this volume is finally approaching the light of day with @oupphilosophy.bsky.social! What a journey, what amazing partners, and what a truly excellent cast. Here's a teaser trailer for what's in the book. Get excited!
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Many thanks to Barthe Bloom and Thomas Herbst for putting this special issue together! You can read their introduction here
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
Describing English Constructions: An Introduction
Article Describing English Constructions: An Introduction was published on September 1, 2025 in the journal Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik (volume 73, issue 3).
doi.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Many thanks to Barthe Bloom and Thomas Herbst for putting this special issue together! You can read their introduction here
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
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I believe #ConstructionGrammar has outgrown some of its founding metaphors (slot-fillers; inheritance networks). In this #OpenAccess paper I propose two frame shifts in constructional thought:
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
Moving Past Slot-Fillers: Balancing English Argument Structure with Fluid Construction Grammar
Constructional approaches view argument structure constructions as grammatical templates with open slots to be filled by verbs and their arguments, organized in an inheritance network. This paper argu...
doi.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I believe #ConstructionGrammar has outgrown some of its founding metaphors (slot-fillers; inheritance networks). In this #OpenAccess paper I propose two frame shifts in constructional thought:
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
doi.org/10.1515/zaa-...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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'Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics: An Introduction', a new blog by Emanuel J. Drechsel, author of WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT AND EARLY AMERICAN LINGUISTICS
📚 https://cup.org/4inNrLQ
📚 https://cup.org/4inNrLQ
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
'Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics: An Introduction', a new blog by Emanuel J. Drechsel, author of WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT AND EARLY AMERICAN LINGUISTICS
📚 https://cup.org/4inNrLQ
📚 https://cup.org/4inNrLQ
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Books: Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language: Van der Hulst (2025)
Books: Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language: Van der Hulst (2025)
Half a century ago, Noam Chomsky posited that humans have specific innate mental abilities to learn and use language, distinct from other animals. This book, a follow-up to the author's previous textbook, A Mind for Language, continues to critically examine the development of this central aspect of linguistics: the innateness debate. It expands upon key themes in the debate - discussing arguments that come from other disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology, sociology, criminology, computer
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Books: Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language: Van der Hulst (2025)
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November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Confs: 31st International Lexical-Functional Grammar Conference
Confs: 31st International Lexical-Functional Grammar Conference
LFG26 welcomes work within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional Grammar as well as typological, formal, and computational work within the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach to language employing a parallel, constraint-based framework. The conference aims to promote interaction and collaboration among researchers interested in non-derivational approaches to grammar, where grammar is seen as the interaction of (perhaps violable) constraints from multiple levels of structuring, inclu
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November 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Confs: 31st International Lexical-Functional Grammar Conference
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This is an article about reduplication in Madarin Chinese. By Yanru Lu and me. It grew out of Ynaru Lu's masther thesis and will appear in 2027 in the Journal of Linguistics.
Have fun.
https://lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/009505
#linguistics #language #chinese #syntax #morphology #semantics #HPSG
Have fun.
https://lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/009505
#linguistics #language #chinese #syntax #morphology #semantics #HPSG
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is an article about reduplication in Madarin Chinese. By Yanru Lu and me. It grew out of Ynaru Lu's masther thesis and will appear in 2027 in the Journal of Linguistics.
Have fun.
https://lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/009505
#linguistics #language #chinese #syntax #morphology #semantics #HPSG
Have fun.
https://lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/009505
#linguistics #language #chinese #syntax #morphology #semantics #HPSG
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Examines the 'nature/nurture' debate in language, while also asking how language came to be part of our human nature in the course of evolution.
'Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language' by Harry van der Hulst, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #Cognition
https://cup.org/49Na2iq
'Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language' by Harry van der Hulst, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #Cognition
https://cup.org/49Na2iq
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Examines the 'nature/nurture' debate in language, while also asking how language came to be part of our human nature in the course of evolution.
'Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language' by Harry van der Hulst, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #Cognition
https://cup.org/49Na2iq
'Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language' by Harry van der Hulst, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #Cognition
https://cup.org/49Na2iq