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Prof Yan Huang
BA, MA, Nanking; PhD, Cantab (College: Trinity); DPhil, Oxon (College: Christ Church)
Professsor
Department: Applied Language Studies and Linguistics Email: yan.huang@auckland.ac.nz Extension: 87809 (ph + 64 9 373 7599) Fax: +64 9 308 2360 Location: Fisher Building 18 Waterloo Quadrant Level 8 Room 804 |
PublicationsI. Monographs Please click on the titles below if you wish to find out more about any of the books. 1994. The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora: A Study with Special Reference to Chinese (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 70). Cambridge:Cambridge University Press. xviii + 331. 2000. Anaphora: A Cross-linguistic Study (Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory). Oxford: Oxford University Press. xvi +396. 2007. Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007. The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora: A Study with Special Reference to Chinese (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 70). Re-issue. Cambridge University Press. Please see Section V for book review extracts of these books. II. Articles1991. A neo-Gricean pragmatic theory of anaphora. Journal of Linguistics 27: 301-335. 1991. A pragmatic analysis of control in Chinese. In J. Verschueren, ed. Levels of Linguistic Adaptation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 113-145. 1992. Against Chomsky's typology of empty categories. Journal of Pragmatics 17: 1-29. 1992. Hanyu de kongfanchou (Empty categories in Chinese). Zhongguo Yuwen 1992(5): 384-393. 1995. On null subjects and null objects in generative grammar. Linguistics 33: 1081-1123. 1996. Anaphora in sentence and in discourse: a neo-Gricean pragmatic approach. In Simon Botley, Julia Glass, Tony McEnery and Andrew Wilson eds. Approaches to Discourse Anaphora. Lancaster: Lancaster University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language. 139-151. 1996. A note on the head-movement analysis of long-distance reflexives. Linguistics 34: 833-840. 1999. The pragmatics of referential management in Chinese conversation. In Baozhang He and Wenze Hu eds. Proceedings of the 11th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University East Asian Language Programs. 137-144. 2000. Discourse anaphora: four theoretical models. Journal of Pragmatics 32: 151-176. 2000. Pragmatics and teaching of English in a Chinese context. In J. Katchen and Y. Leung eds. Selected Papers from the 9th International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei: Crane Publishers. 40-48. 2001. Reflections on theoretical pragmatics. Waiguoyu No. 131: 2-14. 2001. Anaphora and word order. In B. Palek and O. Fujimura eds. Item Order. Prague: The Karolinum Press. 329-346. 2001. Anaphora. In N. J. Smelser and P. B. Baltes eds. International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. New York: Elsevier Science. Vol 1: 486-490. 2001. Marking of logophoricity in West African, East and South Asian languages. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Languages of East, Southeast Asia and West Africa. St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University Oriental Press. 224-238. 2002. Typology of coreferential possessive anaphora and neo-Gricean pragmatics: implications for a newly designed artificial language. Journal of Universal Language 3.2: 31-56. 2002. Logophoric marking in East Asian languages. In T. Guldemann and M. von Roncador eds. Reported Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 211-224. 2003. On neo-Gricean pragmatic theory. International Journal of Pragmatics 13: 77-100. 2003. Switch-reference in Amele and logophoric verbal suffix in Gokana: a generalized neo-Gricean pragmatic analysis. In M. Georgiafentis, E. Haeberli and S. Varlokosta eds. Reading Working Papers in Linguistics 7. School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading. 53-76. 2004. Anaphora and the pragmatics-syntax interface. In Horn, L. and Ward. G. eds. The Handbook of Pragmatics. Oxford: Blackwell. 288-314. 2004. Neo-Gricean pragmatic theory: looking back on the past; looking ahead to the future. Waiguoyu. No 149: 2-25. 2005. Lexical narrowing in English. In Chen, Y. and Leung, Y. eds. Selected Papers from the 14th International Symposium on English Language Teaching. Taipei: Crane Publishers. 55-65. 2006. Speech acts. In Brown, K. ed. The Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, 2nd edition. New York: Elsevier. Vol. 11: 656-666. 2006. Anaphora, cataphora, exophora, logophoricity. In Brown, K. ed. The Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, 2nd edition. New York: Elsevier. Vol. 1: 231-238. 2006. Neo-Gricean pragmatics. In Brown, K. ed. The Encyclopedia of Langauges and Lingusitics, 2nd edition. New York: Elsevier. Vol. 8: 586-590. 2006. Coreference: identity and similarity. In Brown, K. ed. The Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, 2nd edition. New York: Elsevier. Vol. 3: 203-205. 2006. Don't say too much or too little: the management of reference to human entites in English conversation. In Chen, Y. J. and Leung, Y. N. (eds.) Selected Papers from the 15th International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei: Crain Publishing Company. 76-88. 2007. The grammaticalization and lexicalization of space deixis: a cross-linguistic analysis. Waiguoyu 167: 2-18. 2008. Pragmatics and English lexicon. In Leung, Y. N. and Chang, H. (eds.) (Selected Papers from the 17th International Symposium on English Teaching). Taipei: Crain Publishing Company. 17-30. Forthcoming. Neo-Gricean pragmatic theory of conversational implicature. In B. Heine and H. Narrog (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Analysis. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming. Pragmatics. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. The pragmatics of anaphora. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. Implicature. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. Impliciture. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. Scalar implicature. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. Pragmatics: Anglo-American and European Continental traditions. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge. Forthcoming. What is said. In L. Cummings (ed.) The Pragmatics Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge.
III. Reviews1991. Review of H. Lasnik, Essays on Anaphora. Journal of Linguistics 27: 228-233. 1992. Review of Y. Li, Order and Constituency in Mandarin Chinese. Journal of Linguistics 28: 251-256. 1993. Review of J. Hintikka and G. Sandu, Methodology of Linguistics. Journal of Pragmatics 19: 487-493. 1994. Review of J. Koster and E. Reuland, Long-distance Anaphora. Journal of Pragmatics 22: 667-684. 1996. Review of R. Geluykens, The Pragmatics of Discourse Anaphora in English. Language 72: 164-167. 2000. Review of S. Lappin and E. Benmamoun, Fragments. Journal of Linguistics 36: 603-607. 2006. Review of Andrew Barss, Anaphora: a reference guide. Journal of Linguistics 42: 691-697.
IV. Edited volumes1. with Kerswill, P., Ingham, R. and Shockey, L. (1995) Reading Working Papers in Linguistics 2. Reading: University of Reading Department of Linguistic Science. pp. 276. 2. with Kerswill, P., Ingham, R. and Shockey, L. (1997) Reading Working Papers in Linguistics 3. Reading: University of Reading Department of Linguistic Science. pp. 340.
V. Book reviewsReview extracts of "The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora: A Study with Special Reference to Chinese" (Cambridge University Press 1994, re-issued 2007):'[A]n excellent contribution to the literature on anaphora, pragmatics, and the grammar-pragmatics interface... While critical of the neo-Gricean approach to anaphora, I believe H[uang]'s book presents a wealth of data, interesting analyses, and intriguing questions for further research.'
'[T]he book makes a valuable addition to the literature on anaphora, and will prove a rich source of observations, insights and future research topics ... [I]t also makes a significant theoretical contribution to the development of a pragmatic account of certain aspects of anaphora.'
'Huang's outstanding book not only puts forth an explicit theory of the pragmatic factors involved, but can also be compared in rigor and coverage with any available accounts of anaphora.'
'Huang ... qualif[ies] as one of that rare variety of linguists who is conversant with both the technicalities of syntactic theory and the subtleties of pragmatics. By considering the syntax and pragmatics of anaphora ..., Huang's book makes a significant contribution to the boundary dispute between these two branches of the study of language.'
'I fully recommend this book... The interplay between principles at various levels of linguistic analysis revealed in this book will certainly appeal to all linguists: both syntacticians and pragmatists, formalists and functionalists.'
'Because of its challenging conclusion, this work is obviously an important one for GB syntacticians, and for all scholars obsessed with anaphora.'
'[T]he pragmatic theory of anaphora proposed here provides a welcome perspective on the multifaceted phenomena of intrasentential and discourse anaphora.'
'Yan Huang's book is an excellent contribution to the syntax, semantics and pragmatics of anaphora ... It should be read by anyone who is interested in the theory of anaphora, in parametric difference, and in the relation between grammar and pragmatics in general.'
Review extracts of "Anaphora: A Cross-Linguistic Study" (Oxford University Press 2000):'Huang's book is extremely rich in coverage... [I]t is an excellent and recommendable reference work... _Anaphora_, besides being a comprehensive summary of the state of the art, tries to come to grips with intricate problems in a stimulating and sometimes contorversial manner. For anybody interested in anaphora, this book can be expected to serve as a major point of orientation for many years to come.'
'Huang's book is an important contribution to the study of anaphora. The wealth of crosslinguistic data (over 500 languages from various language families are represented), and especially the emphasis on switch-reference and related phenomena, fill a gap that often exists in other theoretical work on this topic... Huang's main theoretical contribution is the unified neo-Gricean account of anaphora.'
'Huang took on the immense job not only of popularizing his own views but of discussing other people's ideas, and as a result the book provides a thorough retelling and critical analysis of a variety of approaches to anaphora... The book has a significant crosslinguistic and typological dimension. Hundreds of languages are cited in connection with many phenomena discussed, and the index of language names occupies over nine pages: this wealth of linguistic diversity is very impressive... In conclusion, Yan Huang's book makes an important contribution to the understanding of anaphora and related issues. It is also a very good reference source, enlightening those who have always wanted to know what, for example, 'sluicing', 'pseudo-gapping', or 'return pop' means, but have not dared to ask ... "Anaphora: A Cross-linguistic Study" can serve as a veritable encyclopedia of anaphora.'
'[T]his book is a valuable reference source for anyone interested in the fascinating topic of anaphoric relations among elements in a sentence or discourse, and the linguistic and non-linguistic principles and constraints which determine their distribution and interpretation. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the various approaches to anaphoric phenomena in the literature, as well as a deeper appreciation for the richness and complexity of anaphoric systems in the world's languages.'
'[A]n impressive book which I recommend to all linguists; it will change your theoretical assumptions and expand your typological horizons... This book sets the standard againt which any future account of anaphora, syntactic, or pragmatic, will be measured.'
Review extracts of "Pragmatics" (Oxford University Press 2007):'[A]n excellent textbook in pragmatics. ... Huang's achievement is impressive.'
'As for textbooks in pragmatics, there have been some on the market (see e.g., Cummings 2005, Grundy 2000, Levinson 1983, Mey 2001, Verschueren 1999), but the present one under review stands out. ... Students of pragmatics, philosophy of language in general, Gricean pragmatics, relevance theory and anaphora in particular will find this textbook useful and valuable. While all topics are introduced in terms accessible to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, this text, authoritative and up-to-date, can serve as a valuable resource for scholars from pragmatics and neighbouring areas of inquiry who wish to keep abreast of advances in the discipline.'
'This new publication by Professor Huang ... gives a very thorough introduction to this subdiscipling in linguistics, which is becoming increasinly interwined with psychology and neurolinguistics. ... I would therefore recommend this introductory text to any postgraduates or researchers in psycholinguistics.'
'[Huang's] text provide[s] a fresh overview of established paradigms and a thorough interpretation of newer ones... What makes Huang's approach innovative and provides the text with a very up-to-date feel, ... is the way in which he interweaves more current areas of inquiry such as neo-Gricean pragmatic theories of implicature and cross-cultural speech act concepts across a variety of languages. Also, aside from delineating the major concepts of these sub-areas, Huang raises awareness of new developments in these areas... and areas that need further demarcation... In addition to providing wide coverage, the book has two notable features which make it quite appealing. First, the exercises interspersed within the chapters, occasioned after the explanation of key constructs effectively assist absorption of the material. Second, the way in which Huang applies a wide variety of languages to the theories is very impressive and adds global validity to the presentation of the information... [T]here is no doubt that Huang's "Pragmatics" successfully consolidates both earlier and more recent knowledge in the exiting field of linguistics and therefore applied linguists and TESOL educators will find it to be a valuable addition to their professional libraries.'
'[T]he book is very thorough in its coverage of topics within the field. Mindful of its student audience, it also has extensive study questions, examples, and glossaries. My overall impressions is that it is a valuable textbook to anyone in the field of pragmatics.'
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