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Education
| 2005 | PhD. in Linguistics, Michigan State
University |
| Dissertation:
Some Topics on Comparative Constructions |
| 1999 | BA. in English Language and
Literature, Beijing University, Beijing, China |
Employment
| 2010- | Assistant Professor in Linguistics,
University of Chicago |
| 2009-2010 | Assistant Professor in Linguistics,
University of Victoria |
| 2007-2009 | Post-doctoral researcher, Linguistics
Department, Harvard University |
| 2005-2007 | Post-doctoral researcher, Linguistics
Department, University of Maryland |
| 2004-2005 | Visiting Lecturer, English
Department, University of Michigan at Flint |
Papers
Xiang, Ming; Dillon,
Brian; Wagers, Matt; Liu, Fengqing and Guo, Taomei (submitted)
Processing Covert Dependencies: An SAT Study on Mandarin Wh-in-situ
Questions. (PDF)
Wang, S.; Mo, D.; Xiang,
M.; Xu, R. & Chen, H-C. (To appear) The time course of semantic and
syntactic processing in reading Chinese: evidence from ERPs
(accepted). Language and Cognitive Processes.
Polinsky, M; Clemens, LE; Morgan, AM; Xiang, M. & Heestand, D. (to appear).
Resumption in English. in Sprouse, J. & Hornstein, N. (ed):
Experimental syntax and Island effects. Cambridge University Press.
Heestand, D.; Xiang,
M. & Polinsky, M. (2011) Resumption still does not rescue islands. Linguistic
Inquiry 42: 138-152 (PDF)
Xiang, M.;
Harizanov, B.; Polinsky, M.& Kravtchenko, E. (2011) Processing
morphological ambiguity: An experimental investigation of Russian
numerical phrases. Lingua 121: 548-560. (PDF)
Xiang, M., Dillon,
B. & Phillips, C. (2009) Illusory licensing effects across
dependency types: ERP evidence. Brain and Language, 108, 1,
40-55 (PDF)
Xiang, M. 2008.
Plurality, maximality and scalar inferences: a case study of Mandarin dou.
Journal of East Asian Linguistics, 17, 3, 227-245 (PDF)
Engelhardt, P. E., Xiang,
M., & Ferreira, F. (2008). Anticipatory eye movements mediated by
word order constraints. Proceedings of the 30th Annual conference of
the Cognitive Science Society. Washington, D.C. (PDF)
Huang, J., Xiang, M.
& Cao, Y. 2006, Reduction in V1 Activation Associated with Decreased
Visibility of a Visual Target. NeuroImage, 31, 4, 1693-1699. (PDF)
Xiang, M., 2005, The
Degree Argument and the Definiteness Effect, in Proceedings of The 35th
North Eastern Linguistic Society (NELS) (PDF)
Xiang, M., 2003, A
Phrasal Analysis of Chinese Comparatives, in Proceedings of CLS 39,
Chicago Linguistic Society. (PDF)
Conference Presentations
Xiang, M.;
Giannakidou, A. & Grove, J. 2012. Two stages of NPI licensing: an
ERP study. Poster to be presented at the 25th annual meeting of the CUNY
Conference of Human Sentence Processing, March, NYC.
SanPietro, S.;Xiang, M.
& Merchant, J. 2012. Syntax, semantics and discourse in ellipsis:
accounting for voice mismatch. Poster to be presented at the 30th West
Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL). April, Santa-Cruz.
Xiang, M.; Giannakidou,
A. & Grove, J. 2012. Strength of negation and licensing negative
polarity items: an ERP study. Poster to be presented at the Cognitive
Neuroscience Society annual meeting. March, Chicago.
Beltrama, A. & Xiang,
M. 2012. How beautiful is a pretty girl? Adjectives and implicatures.
Talk presented at the 86th annual meeting of Linguistic Society of
America. January, Portland.
Xiang, M. Merchant, J.
& Grove, J. 2012. Silent structures in ellipsis: Priming and
anti-priming effects. Poster presented at the 86th annual meeting of the
Linguistic Society of America. January, Portland.
Xiang, M.; Grove, J.
& Giannakidou, A. 2011. Interference “licensing” of NPIs: Pragmatic
reasoning and individual differences. Poster presented at the 24th
annual meeting of the CUNY Conference of Human Sentence Processing,
March, Stanford.
Xiang, M.; Dillon,
B.; Wagers, M.; Liu, F.Q. & Guo, T.M. 2010. Processing wh-movement
dependencies in a language without wh-movements. Poster presented at the
23rd Annual Meeting of
the CUNY Conference of Human Sentence Processing, March, NYU. (PDF)
Xiang, M.; Swain, A.
& Kuperberg, G. 2010. Reversing causal coherence through linguistic
cues: evidence from event-related-potentials. Poster presented at the
17th Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Annual Meeting, Apr. Montreal. (PDF)
Dillon, B.; Xiang,
M.; Chow, W-Y & Phillips, C. 2009. The processing of long-distance
and local anaphora in Mandarin Chinese. Poster presented at the 22th
Annual Meeting of the CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing.
March, Davis, CA.
Polinsky, M.; Kraytchenko, E. & Xiang,
M. 2009. Are all subject islands created equal? Poster presented at the
22th Annual Meeting of the CUNY conference on Human Sentence
Processing. March, Davis, CA. (PDF)
Xiang, M., Harizanov,
B. & Polinsky, M. 2008. Resolving interface mismatches: number in
native and heritage Russian. Talk presented at the 2nd Heritage Language
Summer Institute. Harvard University.
Xiang, M., Harizanov,
B. & Polinsky, M. 2008. Category of number: grammatical or
conceptual? Poster to be presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the
CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing. March. Chapel Hill.
Xiang, M.,
Heestand,D. & Polinsky, M. 2008. Resumptive Pronouns: (non)rescuing
function? Poster to be presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the CUNY
conference on Human Sentence Processing. March. Chapel Hill.
Poeppel, D., Xiang,
M. & Lau, E. 2008. Reversing expectations – MEG evidence for
processing semantic presuppositions. Poster to be presented at the 15th
Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) annual meeting.
Xiang, M., Guo, T.M.
& Guo J.J. 2008. Brain potentials reflect the semantic distinction
between singular and plurals. Poster to be presented at the 15th
Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) annual meeting.
Xiang, M., Dillon, B.
& Phillips, C. 2007. Intrusive licensing effect: comparing negative
polarity and reflexives. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of
the CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing. March, San Diego
Xiang, M., Dillon, B.
& Phillips, C. 2006. Testing the Strength of the Spurious Licensing
Effect for Negative Polarity Items, talk presented at the 19th Annual
Meeting of the CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing. March, New
York.
Xiang, M., Conroy,
A., Lidz, J. & Zukowski, A. 2006, Children’s understanding of
Polarity Items, poster presented at the 12th Annual Conference on
Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (Amlap), Aug,
Nijmegen. (PDF)
Xiang, M. 2005, Dou,
Maximality, and Licensing Existential Polarity Wh-items in Chinese,
2005, poster presented at the workshop on Theoretical East Asian
Linguistics (TEAL-3), July, Harvard.
Xiang, M.,
Engelhardt, P. E., Woodruff, A. E. T., & Ferreira, F. 2005, DP
internal structure and the visual world context--when syntax meets
pragmatics. Poster presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the
CUNY conference on Human Sentence Processing. April, Tucson, Arizona.
Xiang, M., 2004, A
Scalar Analysis of Chinese Dou, paper presented at The Western
Conference of Linguistics (WECOL), Nov, USC.
Xiang, M., 2004, The
Degree Argument and the Definiteness Effect, paper presented at The 35th
North Eastern Linguistic Society (NELS), Oct, University of
Connecticut.
Xiang, M., 2004,
Quantifiers in Comparatives, Poster presented at The Georgetown
University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT), Mar.,
Washington, DC.
Xiang, M., 2004,
Negation on (In)definite Events, Paper presented at the 2004 LSA Annual
Meeting, Jan., Boston, MA.
Xiang, M., 2003,
Phrasal Comparatives and Functional Analysis -- Evidence from Chinese,
paper presented at the 15th North American Conference on Chinese
Linguistics (NACCL), July, Michigan State University.
Xiang, M., 2003, A
Phrasal Analysis of Chinese Comparatives, Paper presented at the 39th
Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS).
Huang, J., Xiang, M.,
& Cao, Y., 2003, Reduction in Cortical Activation Associated
with Decreased Visibility of a Visual Target, Poster presented at the
11th ISMRM annul meeting (International Society for Magnetic Resonance
in Medicine), July, Toronto.
Xiang, M., Munn A.,
Schmitt, C., & Ferreira, F., 2003. Garden Path and Null Objects in
Chinese, Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the CUNY
Conference on Human Sentence Processing, March, Cambridge, MA
Bailey, K. G. D., Xiang,
M., & Ferreira, F., 2003. Parsing and Misinterpretation in
Coordination Ambiguities. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of
the CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing, March, Cambridge, MA
Xiang, M. 2002.
Modifier Ordering in Chinese. Paper presented at the LSA 2002 annual
meeting, Jan, San Francisco, CA
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