Liang Tao E-Mail: tao@ohiou.edu Phone: 740-593-9469 Department: 740-593-4564 Fax: 740-593-2967 Office: Room 363 Gordy Hall Mailing Address: Department of Linguistics 383 Gordy Hall Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 USA

Education:

1993 Ph.D. Linguistics, University of Colorado, Boulder (Dec. 18, 1993), USA

Research Experience:

Principal Investigator: 1999-2001, an 1804 project

Title:  Using Speech Recognition Strategies to Dramatically Improve Natural Pronunciation in Chinese Language Learners

1993-96:    Post-doctural Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Manuscripts in Press:

Tao, L. Switch Reference and Pronouns: Contextual dependency of reference accesibility in Mandarin Chinese.  To appear in :  Journal of       Chinese Language and Computing, 13, 4:1.

Tao, L. Classifier Loss and Frozen Tone in Spoken Beijing Mandarin: The yi+ge phono-syntactic Conspiracy.  To appear in : Linguistics.

Tao, L. The Importance of Discourse Analysis for Linguistic Theory: A Mandarin Chinese Illustration.  To appear in: Frajzyngier, Zygmunt, Adam Hodges and David Rood (Eds.), Linguistic Diversity and Language Theories. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Tao, L. Complement clauses to verbs of wanting in Proto-Chadic: Competing motivations. In Press: Mugane, J., (ed.), Trends in African Linguistics. V.5.  Trenton, N.J.: African World Press.

Tao, L. and Healy, Alice. Zero Anaphora: Transfer of Reference Tracking Strategies from Chinese to English.  To appear in: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research.

Selected Publications:

Geraldine Legendre, Paul Hagstrom, Joan Chen-Main, Liang Tao and Paul Smolensky, 2004. Deriving output probabilities in child Mandarin from a Dual-Optimization grammar. Lingua, 114, 1147-1185

Tao, L. & Healy. 2003. The unitization effect in the development of reading in Chinese and English: Evidence from letter/character-component detection. in:Catherine McGride-Chang & Hsuan-Chih Chen (eds.), Reading Development in Chinese Children.  183-196. Westport CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Tao, L. & A. Healy. 2002. The unitization effect in reading Chinese and English texts. Journal of Scientific Studies of Reading. 6, 167-197.

Tao, L. 2002. Phono-syntactic conspiracy and beyond: Grammaticalization in spoken Beijing Mandarin. in: Wischer, I.., & Dieward G., (eds.), New Reflections of Grammaticalization. 283-299. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Tao, L. 2001. Switch Reference and Zero Anaphora: Emergent Reference in Discourse Processing. In: Alan Cienki, Barbara J. Luka and Michael B. Smith (eds.). Conceptual and Discourse Factors in Linguistic Structure. 253-269. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.

Tao, L. & A. Healy. 2001. Frequency and Fusion in Language Processing. Journal of Cognitive Science. 2, 23-31.

Hagstrom, Paul, Joan Chen-Main, Geraldine Legendre & Liang Tao, 2001. Default ne in Child Mandarin Chinese. Journal of Cognitive Science. 2, 81-118.

Tao, L. 2000. Prosody and word recognition in Beijing Mandarin: a case study. In: Cutler, A., & McQueen, J.M. (eds.), Proceedings of SWAP, Nijmegen, the Netherlands: Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics. 175-178.

Tao, L. B. Fox &  J. Gomez de Garcia, 1999. Tone-choice repair in Conversational Mandarin Chinese. In Fox, B, D. Jurafsky & L. Michaelis (Eds.), Cognition and Function in Language. Sanford: CSLI Publications. 268-281.

Tao, L. And Healy, A.F., 1998. Anaphora in Language Processing: Transfer of cognitive strategies by native Chinese, Dutch, English, and Japanese speakers, Tao, L. & A. Healy. in A. Healy & L. Bourne (Eds.) Foreign Language Learning: Training and Retention. 193-212. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Tao, L. 1997. Topic choice, switch reference and zero anaphora: The on-line construction of grammar. In C-Y Tseng, (ed.), Chinese Languages & Linguistics, IV: Typological Studies of Languages in China. 523-554. Academia Sinica.

Tao, L., A. Healy & L. Bourne. 1997. Unitization effect in second language learning: Evidence from letter detection. The American Journal of Psychology. 110, 385-395.

Tao, L. and A. Healy. 1996. Cognitive strategies in discourse processing: A comparison of Chinese and English speakers, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 25, 597-616.

Tao, L. 1996. Topic discontinuity and zero anaphora: Cognitive strategies in discourse processing. In Fox, B., (ed.) Studies in Anaphora. 487-513. John Benjamins.

Tao, L. 1995. Repair in natural Beijing Mandarin Chinese. In Branner, D. P. (ed.), Yuen Ren Treasury. 55-77. Yuen Ren Society.

Tao, L. 1994. The prosodic structure and discourse function of relative clauses in America English conversation, in Ackema, P. & Schoorlemmer, M. (eds.), CONSOL 1. 285-298, The Hague: Holland Academic Graphics.

Recent Presentations at International Conferences, Symposiums and Workshops:

Tao, L. 2004. Computer Assisted Chinese Learning: Building a mental representation of the tones. Presented in a panel "Beyond the Textbook: Using Digitized Texts in the Chinese Language Classroom" at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association. Chicago. November 18-21.

Tao, L. 2004. One mechanism, Two Changes in Mandarin Chinese Discourse. Presented at the 7th Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language. University of Alberta, Canada. October 7-11.

Tao, L. 2004. Classifiers in Mandarin NPs Through Discourse Analysis. Presented at the 12th Conference of International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-12). Nankai University, Tianjin, China. June 18-20.

Tao, L. 2004. Effects of language change in the pronunciation of written texts of Mandarin Chinese. Presented at the Psycholinguistics Panel of the 2004 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky, April 15-17.

Tao, L. 2003. Discourse analysis and the form and function of Chinese classifier NPs. Paper presented at the 8th biannual conference of the International Cognitive Linguistics Society University of La Rojia, Spain. July 21-25.

Tao, L. 2003. Contextual dependency of reference accessibility. Paper presented at the 8th biannual conference of the International Cognitive Linguistics Society University of La Rojia, Spain. July 21-25.

  Tao, L. 2003. Discourse analysis as the fundamental means of linguistic study. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Linguistic Diversity and Language Change, University of Colorado, Boulder, May 14-17. (Highly selective theoretical symposium)

 Tao, L. & Healy, A. 2002. Usage, automaticity and fusion in Language production and processes. Paper presented at the 6th Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language (CSDL6). Rice University, October 12-14.

Tao, L. 2002. Emergent reference and contextual dependency of reference accessibility. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-11). Aichi Prefecture University, Japan. August 20-22.

Tao, L. & Healy, A. 2002. Language fluency and word frequency: The unitization effect in reading. Presented at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. Chicago, IL. June 27-30.

Tao, L. 2002. Complement Clauses to Verbs of Wanting in Proto-Chadic: Competing Motivations. Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of African Linguistics, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. March 21-23.

Tao, L. & Healy, A. 2001. Frequency, automaticity and fusion in language production and processes. Presented at the Thrid International Conference on Cognitive Science. Beijing, China, August 27-31.

Tao, L. 2001. Pronouns and full NPs: Contextual dependency of reference accessibility. Presented at the 28th LACUS Forum of the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States (LACUS), Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada. July 31-August 4.

Tao, L. 2001. Language Transfer: Automaticity and Misunderstanding. Presented at the panel: Cross-cultural (mis)understanding, 8th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication: Communications and Cultural (Ex)change. Hong Kong Baptist University and IAICS, July 24-28.

Tao, L. 2001. Labeling in Speech Perception: The Syntactic Tone in Beijing Mandarin. Presented at the 7th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC 2001), UC Santa Barbara, July 22-27.

Beutner, M., Tao, L. & Bond, Z. 2001. Advanced Technology Applications: Application and Adaptation. Presented at the 2001 Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), Washington DC, April 6-8. (Note: This is part of our collaborative research that constitutes Beutner's dissertation).

Tao, L. & Healy, A. 2001. Transfer of Reference Tracking Strategies from Chinese to English. Paper presented at the Colloquium: Automatization and fluency in second language acquisition, at the annual Conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), St. Louis, Missouri, February 24-27.

Research Grants and Awards:

2001 Research course reduction award, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University

1999 Ohio University 1804 Grant: Using Speech Recognition Strategies to Dramatically Improve Natural Pronunciation in Chinese Language Learners (Principal Investigator: Liang Tao; Co-PI: Zinny Bond, Michael Beutner)

1998 Summer Research Grant, Institute of Cognitive Science, CU Boulder

1996 Faculty Development Grant, Ohio University

Citation

Who's Who in America (2004-05 Edition)

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