2024-03-29T05:59:00Zhttp://ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk/oai/requestoai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/1422021-12-29T03:06:51Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
E-books : an editor's view
Library
O'Connor, S
2008-06-03
E-books
Publishing
Trust
Academic libraries
The conference was organized by City University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong and held at Cho Yiu Conference Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/142
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/1432021-12-29T03:06:51Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Metrics of library value
Library
O'Connor, S
2007-08
Publisher Forum, Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF). Beijing, 30 Aug to 1 Sept, 2007
Academic libraries
Scenario planning
Publishing
Business models
Presentation at BIBF 2007 organized by the China National Publications Import and Export Corp.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/143
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/1442021-12-29T03:06:51Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Planning Future Libraries and 'Creating the Future' (未来图书馆运作模式:创造未来)
Library
O'Connor, S
2007-12
Academic libraries
Scenario planning
Publishing
Business models
Future planning
Presentation at Nanjiang University organized by the Nanjiang University Library and Nanjiang University Library School, Dec 2007.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/144
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/12572021-12-29T03:07:02Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Open access : threats and promises of scholarly communication
Library
Whitehead, D
2009-04-18T12:29:52Z
Scholarly publishing is in a dramatic transition phase. The talk outlines the concepts of open access and repository, and discusses the promises of open access for scholarly communication. It also explores the open access rules of repositories and some of the ways of making repositories work.
Open access
Publishing
Scholarly communication
Institutional repositories
The seminar was organized by Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and held on 16 April, 2009 during the Library Week in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1257
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/12582021-12-29T03:07:02Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
23 Things : how librarians learned to love Web 2.0 through a unique staff development program
Library
Whitehead, D
2009-04-18T12:39:29Z
The talk outlines the Web 2.0 staff development which was implemented in 2007 and 2008 at an Australian university library. The presentation looks critically at how this was done, problems and issues which arose, and the impact and benefit over the longer term.
Web 2.0
Librarians
Staff development program
The seminar was organized by Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and held on 17 April, 2009 in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1258
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13092021-12-29T03:07:02Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Beyond the Great Wall : experiences with ETDs and open access in China and South East Asia
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-06-12
This paper explores the incidence and impact of ETDs and Open Access in China and the broader region. The markets are very different from Europe and the Americas. A survey has been completed for this paper and the results are presented.
The presentation reveals a picture of uneven development across the region. It shows great interest in these matters but uneven strategic commitment to this development at this particular time. The pressures on libraries in this region are different and the degree of collaboration is still emerging.
A summation of the situation also presents a brief overview of publishing.
ETD 2009 : 12th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations : June 10–13, 2009, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Electronic theses and dissertations
Open access
China
South East Asia
Institutional repositories
Hong Kong
The conference was organized by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and co-sponsored by West Virginia University.
Steve O'Connor was a featured speaker of the conference.
The paper was with research assistance from Christina Chau.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1309
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13102021-12-29T03:07:02Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Creating a new outlet for library literature : the birth of Library Management China
Library
O'Connor, S
2008-11-05
In this paper, there is a discussion of the creation of a new journal outlet for library management literature. The paper discusses how the project was conceived and how this new outlet was developed and launched. These aspects include the creation of an Editorial Advisory Board, and the pitfalls of editing an outlet in a language other than one's native language.
The paper also deals with aspects of current journal publishing practice and distribution. Other aspects of the difficulties of publishing for the modern author are also developed. These include breaking into publishing and the threats posed by plagiarism.
Finally the future plans for this professional outlet is discussed including how the evaluation will impact on this decision.
HKLA 50th Anniversary Conference : Looking Back, Moving Forward: Asian Libraries in the World of Information. 4 - 5 November 2008, The Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Library and information services journals
Journal publishing practice
Publishing
China
The conference was organized by the Hong Kong Library Association.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1310
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13112021-12-29T03:07:02Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Attaining sustainable digital libraries : disruptive libraries
Library
O'Connor, S
2008-12-12
The paper discusses the uncertainty and opportunities brought by disruptive technologies to libraries. It focuses on the creation of new and sustainable business models for the future of libraries.
Conference of Digital Resource Sharing: New thoughts for the Internet Age : 12 December 2008, Feng Chia University Library, Taiwan
Digital libraries
Sustainability
Keynote speech of the conference.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1311
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13182021-12-29T03:07:03Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-08-18T09:50:20Z
Library and information science
Library education
Librarians -- Vocational guidance
Academic libraries
Presentation at the Hong Kong Library Education & Career Forum jointly organized by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Hong Kong Library Association held in the Hong Kong Central Library on 15 Aug., 2009.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1318
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13192021-12-29T03:07:03Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
The preferred library future : PolyU Library in Second Life
Library
O'Connor, S
Li, M
2009-08-19
As agencies increasingly seek to engage and involve citizens in information collection and sharing, learn how to boost participation in a case study from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on how and why they put their library on Second Life.
Government Information Forum Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 19-21 Aug., 2009
Second Life
Virtual libraries
Academic libraries
Avatar librarians
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pao Yue-kong Library
Web 2.0
The presentation was given on 19 Aug., 2009 in the session 'Me-Government': Web 2.0 & Social Networking of the forum organized by the FutureGov.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1319
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13292021-12-29T03:07:03Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Blending content and process management technologies with Web 2.0 tools for effective e-information management
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2009-08-20
The presentation covers document, content and process management technologies in an e-government environment; information classification, taxonomy development and maintenance; leveraging Web 2.0 tools for tacit knowledge sharing and collective preferences.
Government Information Forum Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 19-21 Aug., 2009
Content management technologies
Process management technologies
E-government
Information classification
Knowledge sharing
Web 2.0
The forum was organized by the FutureGov and the presentation given on 20 Aug., 2009.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1329
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/14492021-12-29T03:07:03Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Learning knowledge management concepts via the use of a scenario building tool on an e-learning platform
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Liew, TBY
Tsui, E
Fong, SWP
Lau, SMA
2009
2nd International Conference on Hybrid Learning : ICHL 2009, Macau, China, August 25-27, 2009
The conference was organized by the University of Macau, and School of Continuing and Professional Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The presentation was given on 26 Aug 2009.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1449
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/13512021-12-29T03:07:03Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Publishing in China : an overview
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-09-15T09:55:28Z
Presents an overview of publishing and the changing publishing environment in China.
Publishing
China
Presentation at the 2009 Chinese Digital Library Construction and its Value-added Service Seminar organized by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) held in The University of Hong Kong Library on 14 Sept., 2009.
The paper was with research assistance from Christina Chau.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1351
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/14502021-12-29T03:07:05Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Knowledge management education, adoption and research in Hong Kong : the KMRC perspective
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2009-09-03
Hong Kong has accelerated its transformation into the new economy in a big way. Established in 2007, The Knowledge Management Research Centre (KMRC) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has played a pivotal role in this transformation with its educational program, research, and professional services. This talk will comprehensively introduce the centre, outline its mission, activities and accomplishments especially in establishing the region's only blended E-Learning and Face-to-face master degree in Knowledge Management, various research projects on knowledge technologies, knowledge audit and strategy formulations. Major KM projects in the public and private sectors will be shared to substantiate KMRC's principle of treating the real world as an "open KM laboratory".
I-KNOW '09: 9th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies, Graz, Austria, 2–4 September 2009
Knowledge management
Knowledge management education
Knowledge management adoption
Knowledge Management Research Centre (KMRC)
Hong Kong
The conference was organized by the Know-Center and Graz University of Technology.
This keynote address was given on 3 Sept., 2009.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1450
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/14652021-12-29T03:07:05Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Preferred Library Scenario -- Virtual Reality : a PolyU Branch Library in Second Life
Library
Li, M
2009-02-13
Second Life is a Multi-user Virtual Environment (MUVE). This virtual world is being increasingly used in education. While PolyU is the first university in Hong Kong to explore the possibilities of Second Life for teaching and research use, a large number of educational institutions, such as Harvard, Stanford, University College of Dublin, and many professional societies, for example American Library Association, have already established themselves in Second Life, and are using this platform to develop new teaching and learning solutions.
Pao Yue-kong Library in Second Life can provide various access or links to the actual library resources, such as books, journals, information literacy programmes, etc., and chat room, and displays of interest to the wide university community.
In the future, you can also use Second Life as an alternate way to access e-resources, talk to avatar librarians, and attend workshops, library activities and exhibitions. You can stay connected to the library and other students in a creative virtual environment where your imagination is the only limit.
Li, M (2009, February 13). Preferred Library Scenario -- Virtual Reality : a PolyU Branch Library in Second Life [Conference presentation]. JULAC Libraries Forum, Hong Kong
Second Life
Chat rooms
Avatar librarians
Virtual libraries
University libraries
Multi-user Virtual Environment
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pao Yue-kong Library
The presentation was given in the forum organized by the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) and held at the Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1465
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/16002021-12-29T03:07:09Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Scenario planning : the PolyU Library experience
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-02-13
Scenario planning as a strategic tool for future planning was presented. The presentation showed how The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library applied the process to draw up its preferred future.
O'Connor, S (2009, February 13). Scenario planning : the PolyU Library experience [Conference presentation]. JULAC Libraries Forum, Hong Kong
Scenario planning
Academic libraries
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pao Yue-kong Library
The presentation was given in the forum organized by the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) and held at the Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1600
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/16012021-12-29T03:07:09Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
What is the direction and challenges for JULAC?
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-02-13
JULAC Libraries Forum, Hong Kong, 13 Feb., 2009
Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee
Strategic projects
Consortia
The Opening Remarks given at the forum "Moving Forward with JULAC" organized by the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) and held at the Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1601
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/16042021-12-29T03:07:09Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Motives for Social Collaboration in Knowledge Sharing Portals
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Sabetzadeh, F
Tsui, E
2009-12-03
In a social knowledge cycle, knowledge generation, dissemination and absorption can be set on a platform like internet. With the globally dispersed population over the web, it is important to know how knowledge can act to be accessed and reinforced by its right audiences through social collaboration. This paper tries to pick up this cycle strands with focus on knowledge dissemination constituent. The research is based on the social perspective taking into account the motives which describe some of the causes and rationales behind knowledge sharing behavior in social networks. It analyzes the motives which have higher level of importance to social groups to share their knowledge and their social tendencies under motivational uncertainty condition.
ICKM 2009 : the 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management jointly held with KSS 2009 : the 10th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences, December 3-4, 2009, Hong Kong (CD)
Knowledge sharing
Motives
Social collaboration
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1604
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/16032021-12-29T03:07:09Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Strategic positioning of library consortia in a global environment of heightened risk
Library
O'Connor, S
2009-11-11
CONCERT 2009 電子資訊資源與學術聯盟國際研討會 : 11-12 November 2009, Taipei
Consortia
Digital libraries
Sustainability
Future planning
Presentation given on 11 Nov 2009 at the event organized by the Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1603
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/16872021-12-29T03:07:09Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Alone we fail : an approach to universal print deliverability
Library
O'Connor, S
2009
Kuopio-3: The Universal Repository Library and guarantees for the sustainability of the digital copy : 3rd International Conference on Repository Libraries, Kuopio, Finland, 29 - 30 October, 2009
Print resources
Sustainability
Digital repositories
Partnership
Keynote speech of the Opening Session: Universal Repository Library, presented on 29 October 2009.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1687
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17562021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
New literacy in the digital world : implications for higher education
Library
Churchill, D
2010-03
This presentation describes a number of contemporary technology-related developments and ways in which these transform human literacy practices. These developments create opportunities as well as challenges for education, and in particular require educational institutions (at all levels) to pay attention to emerging literacy practices. The presenter uses the term new literacy to describe a spectrum on emerging literacy practices such: information literacy, digital literacy, visual literacy, media literacy, tool literacy, critical literacy and social networking literacy. It is argued that to remain relevant, higher education institutions must be sensitive to these developments and respond to them in an effective way. This response should at a minimum consider relevant curriculum revisions and impact of the new literacy developments on the overreaching goals of higher education in the contemporary world. In addition, institutions need to promote appropriate pedagogical and assessment approaches that afford for new literacy practices to be developed and used. This presentation will outline some further strategies and present examples of activities designed to partly support and promote new literacy practices.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary III: Invited , p. [1-8]
Invited Speech, Theme 3 - New Tools & Culture.
en
Reproduced with permission of the author.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1756
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17582021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
'Why then we rack the value' - building value frameworks for academic libraries
Library
Elliott, V
2010-03
In 2009 the librarians of a group of research‐intensive Australian universities commissioned a costbenefit study which sought to determine the value for their research communities of centrally provided information resources. This paper discusses the outcomes of that study.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary II, Keynote, p. [1-16]
Keynote Speech, Theme 2 - Quality Enhancement
en
Reproduced with permission of the author.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1758
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17592021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
What color is your paratext?
Library
Bilder, G
2010-03
How do we judge "trustworthiness" in a world where content is protean, provenance is vague and identity is cheap? Even Tim Berners-Lee hints that we may be facing an epistemic crisis when he says:
"The Web was originally conceived as a tool for researchers who trusted one another implicitly; strong models of security were not built in. We have been living with the consequences ever since."
The fundamental challenge for scholarly librarians and publishers is to create a new epistemic infrastructure that allows different audiences (e.g. scholars, professionals, politicians and ordinary citizens) to more easily evaluate and judge the trustworthiness of the content we we are responsible for.
This talk will propose some concrete steps that librarians and publishers can take (both individually and collectively) in order to create a new class of heuristic tools to help readers identify trustworthy content online.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary III: Keynote, p. [1-83]
Keynote Speech, Theme 3 - New Tools & Culture
en
Reproduced with permission of the author.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1759
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17602021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Great expectations : library collaboration in challenging times
Library
Nevins, K
2010-03
Library Consortia are facing crises of their own after the global financial crisis but in this are setting new directions. These directions are born out of clear understanding of their member needs and their changed circumstances. Consortia are the new glue linking libraries in their search for value, for further service capability and the power through aggregated negotiating position. The lessons described in this paper arise out of recent experience in the United States but have relevance on a broader scale. It is still a work in progress but there is much to be learned thus far.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary IV: Keynote, p. [1-9]
Keynote Speech, Theme 4 - Collaboration & Networking
en
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Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1760
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17612021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
CALIS consortium purchasing of foreign databases : a review and prospect
Library
Zhu, Q
2010-03
As the largest library consortium, CALIS achieved a lot in purchasing foreign digital resources during past 10 year. The author introduces its organizational structure, its operational procedures, and its regulations, etc. The consortium has saved a lot of money and manpower for its members as well as vendors. Thus, a win‐win situation has been reached amongst the stakeholders. Currently, CALIS is preparing a reform to better serve its members in the field.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary IV: Invited, p. [1-11]
Invited Speech, Theme 4 - Collaboration & Networking
en
Reproduced with permission of the author.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1761
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17762021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Chinese scholars and communication with the West: A research study among scholars in Hong Kong, a cooperative undertaking by JULAC and ProQuest
Library
Horton, B
McLean, A
Lui, A
2010-03
This presentation summarizes part of an ongoing worldwide endeavor by ProQuest to understand the informational needs of scholars, particularly faculty and graduate students. This study focuses on Chinese speaking communities in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The presentation compares results from previous studies in the Unites States, including some participation from scholars in Europe and Australia, referred to as ‘the West’ – and ‘Chinese scholars’ from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. This presentation is a summary of key findings. More detailed information is available from ProQuest, and from papers that have been and will be published on the research series.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, session 7B, p. [1-19]
en
Reproduced with permission of the authors.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1776
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/17862021-12-29T03:07:13Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
High impact leadership roles for the 21st century academic librarian
Library
Bruce, H
2010-03
As the closing speaker for the ALSR 2010 conference, I will draw upon the themes of the conference and extract from the papers presented a collection of insights into the future of academic libraries and librarianship. I will focus particularly upon the future of academic librarianship in terms of impact and leadership. As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, university education and research is challenged to confront the big issues facing our world ‐ energy, the environment, global health, mass‐urbanization etc. These issues demand solutions that are interdisciplinary, datacentric, global and multi‐lifespan. The university community will require information leadership from its academic libraries. This presentation will draw upon the papers of this conference and my own thoughts on this theme to identify future possibilities ‐ high impact leadership roles for the 21st century academic librarian.
Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic Librarian 2 : Singing in the Rain, ALSR 2010, Conference towards Future Possibilities, Hong Kong, 11-12 March 2010, conference proceedings, Plenary V: Closing speech, p. [1-28]
Academic librarians
Leadership
en
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Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/1786
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/32672021-12-29T03:07:20Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Leveraging Web 2.0 and the cloud to enhance collaboration and learning
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-02-14
The presentation covers cloud comupting for enhancing collaborations; cloud intelligence; existing applications; case study of using Google as a personal/group learning environment.
Enterprise Collaboration Forum 2011, February 14, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Web 2.0
Cloud computing
Cloud intelligence
Google
Learning environment
The conference was organized by Computerworld Hong Kong.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/3267
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/32862021-12-29T03:07:20Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Delivering knowledge services in the cloud
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2010-10-08
By consolidating applications onto shared resources, virtualization has enabled IT organizations to cut costs and improve efficiency, leverage new IT investment, and improve service. The presentation covers: Analyze the steps IT managers need to take while they optimize their virtualization environment; Aligning existing applications at the enterprise & individual levels; and Sourcing and tapping into knowledge-based services in the cloud.
The Cloud Computing Asia 2010, Hong Kong : 8th Oct. 2010 (Friday), Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Cloud computing
Knowledge services
The event was organised by Euro Events.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/3286
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/32872021-12-29T03:07:20Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
The knowledge facebook : insourcing vs. outsourcing
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-03-28
The presentation covers: Collaboration models for innovation; Web 2.0 & cloud computing tools; and Techniques for generating the "Knowledge Facebook".
Exchange @ Science Park - Managing Knowledge for Success: Open Innovation and Sustainability: 28 Mar. 2011 (Monday), Hong Kong Science Park
Web 2.0
Cloud computing
Knowledge facebook
The event was co-organised by the Knowledge Management Research Centre of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation.
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Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/3287
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/41342021-12-29T03:07:21Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
KM developments in HK : lessons learnt from over 100 projects
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-01-25
This talk will comprehensively summarise the KM and Intellectual Capital developments in Hong Kong with particular emphasis on the adoption and evolution of various KM techniques and systems in the city's transformation into a knowledge-based economy. Much of the data is gained through the extensive number of projects executed and events hosted by the HK KM Society and HKPolyU's KMRC in the last 3 years. Amidst all the project statistics, there are clear signs that local organisations are utilising more and more soft-side KM techniques but at the same time robust KM systems, Web 2.0 tools are also being deployed to enhance collaborations and knowledge navigation. A small number of organisations shows signs of accomplishing a higher level of maturity in their KM journey.
KM developments in HK : lessons learnt from over 100 projects, January 25, 2011, Room R601, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Knowledge management
Intellectual capital
Web 2.0
Hong Kong
The talk was organized by Hong Kong Knowledge Management Society (HKKMS) and the Knowledge Management Research Centre (KMRC)
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Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4134
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/41352021-12-29T03:07:21Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Leveraging Web 2.0 and the cloud to enhance collaboration and learning
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-03-23
The presentation covers cloud comupting for enhancing collaborations; cloud intelligence; existing applications; case study of using Google as a personal/group learning environment
Online Information Asia-Pacific Exhibition and Conference, March 23-24, 2011, The Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Web 2.0
Cloud computing
Cloud intelligence
Google
Learning environment
The conference was organized by Incisive Media
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4135
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/41362021-12-29T03:07:21Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
From learning management system to personal learning environment : leveraging Web 2.0 and cloud computing to enhance collaborative learning
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-04-29
Education and Information Technology Conference 2011, April 29, 2011, Hong Kong Cyberport, Hong Kong
Learning management system
Web 2.0
Cloud computing
Collaborative learning
The conference was organized by Euro Events
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4136
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/44282021-12-29T03:07:23Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Impacts of the garden and library environments on student learning
Library
O'Connor, S
2011-03
Cicero once said that all we needed was a garden and a library to be self-sufficient. I argue that the garden for learning is a very diverse universe now to accompany the library we now deliver to our students and academic communities. The garden is full of tantalising but also tainted fruits; the demands of working in the garden are very different to that of previous gardeners and that they require different tools to cultivate the plant life. This presentation explores the issues addressed in creating both physical and digital environments and the ways they have been designed to harmonise.
The 11th 334 Symposium : Advancing Teaching and Learning: Evidence, Outcomes and E-learning, 4 Mar., 2011, Hong Kong
Digital libraries
Library development
Library facilities
Academic libraries
Library services
Presentation at the 11th 334 Symposium : Advancing Teaching and Learning: Evidence, Outcomes and E-learning hosted by Lingnan University on 4 Mar., 2011.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4428
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/44262021-12-29T03:07:23Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Digital library construction in Jiangxi
Library
O'Connor, S
江西数字图书馆建设
2011-01
The presentation discusses on the directions and challenges on digital library development. It provides several essential strategies to build a successful digital library.
2010 Academic Librarians' Meeting, Jiangxi Province (江西省高校图书馆馆长大会), 8-9 January, 2011, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Digital libraries
Academic libraries
Library services
The Meeting was organized by the Steering Committee for Academic Libraries of Jiangxi Province.
en
zh
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4426
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/44272021-12-29T03:07:23Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Top strategies for academic library success
Library
O'Connor, S
2011-04-29
The presentation covers: disruption; direction setting; re-conceptualising approaches; four key strategies for success; driving forward.
1st CALIS Senior Library Director Seminar (第一期高校图书馆馆长高级研修班), 28-29 April, 2011, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic libraries
Digital libraries
Library development
The Seminar was organized by China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS)
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4427
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/44452021-12-29T03:07:23Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Writing for the professional journals : thinking differently
Library
O'Connor, S
2010-04
The Workshop covered the following topics: how to become a trusted author; introduction on international publishing; target and idea generation; publishing and open access; alternative publishing and the future; the academic journal and article structure and the peer review process.
2010 Emerald Author Workshop, 19-23 April, 2010, Wuhan, Shanghai and Nanjing, China
Writing for publication
Journal writing
Writing skills
The Workshop was sponsored by Emerald.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4445
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/46312021-12-29T03:07:25Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Open innovation : opportunities and collaborations facilitated by the cloud
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tsui, E
2011-12-02
The presentation discusses on the cloud computing, the new opportunities and benefits for collaboration, information access brought by the cloud.
Presented at Data Centre Summit 2011 on “Put your data centre on the path to world-class performance”, Hong Kong, 2 December 2011
Cloud computing
The conference was organized by Market Intelligence Group.
en
Reproduced with permission of the author.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/4631
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/51472021-12-29T03:07:34Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the extended uses of evidential markers in Korean : diachronic and discourse perspectives
Department of English
Ahn, M
Yap, FH
2012-06
This paper examines the diachronic development of four evidential markers in Korean—namely, tako, tamye, tamyense and tanta—and further examines their extended uses as pragmatic markers. Data for our analysis are based on the Sejong spoken corpus, which consists of 4,204,082 words.
Hosted by the Leiden University
Conference on the Nature of Evidentiality, June 14-16, 2012, Leiden University, Netherlands
Korean
Evidential markers
en
Reproduced with permission of the authors.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5147
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/51482021-12-29T03:07:34Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Why some causative ‘give’ constructions develop beyond the passive to also form the unaccusative : evidence from Southern Min dialects
Department of English
Chen, W
Yap, FH
Xu, H
2011-12
This paper aims to further explore why a few languages such as the Jieyang and Hui’an varieties of Southern Min further develop an unaccusative use of the ‘give’ verb, while many other Sinitic varieties do not.
2011 Annual Research Forum of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK-ARF 2011), December 3, 2011, City University of Hong Kong
Southern Min dialects
Unaccusative constructions
'Give' constructions
The conference was organized by Linguistic Society of Hong Kong.
en
Reproduced with permission of the authors.
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5148
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59222021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Epistemic downgrading in Cantonese conversations
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chor, W
2012-08
Recent works on epistemicity have focused on how speakers negotiate their epistemic stance in a conversation, i.e. how they can convey neutrality, engagement or detachment toward an utterance (see Fox 2001; Kim 2005, 2011).
This study focuses on how native speakers of Cantonese use different strategies to modulate, in particular downgrade, the epistemic strength of their claims in response to the disaffiliative responses from their addressee(s).
This study also shows that these strategies are used for politeness reasons – to address the “face” of both the speaker and the addresses.
The 20th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-20), August 29-31, 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Epistemicity
The conference was organized by the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL).
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5922
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59422021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
“I am sure but I hedge” : fear expression kongpa as a rhetorical interactive strategy in Mandarin conversation
Department of English
Yang, Y
Yap, FH
Wong, TS
2012-09
This study investigates how modal adverb kongpa is used in Mandarin conversation by linking epistemic uncertainty and potential negative impact of the related utterances together with the theory of hedging.
Yang, Y., Yap, F.H. & Wong, T.S. (2012, September 3-5). “I am sure but I hedge” : fear expression kongpa as a rhetorical interactive strategy in Mandarin conversation [Conference presentation].
Workshop on Epistemicity, Evidentiality and Attitude in Asian Languages: Typological, Diachronic and Discourse Perspectives, September 3-5, 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Modal adverb
Mandarin
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5942
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59232021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Valence-reducing phenomena in Chinese
Department of English
Wong, TS
Yap, FH
Chen, W
2012-10
To examine valence-reducing phenomena in some varieties of Chinese from typological and diachronic perspectives.
ICSTLL-45 : 45th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, 26-28 October 2012, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Valence-reducing phenomena
Sinitic languages
The conference was organized by Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in collaboration with Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nanyang Technological University.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5923
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59242021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Valence-reducing phenomena concerning GIVE and TAKE in Chinese
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chen, W
Wong, TS
2013-05
To examine valence-reducing phenomena in some varieties of Chinese from typological and diachronic perspectives.
25th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics (25-SCL), Reykjavík, May 13-15, 2013, University of Iceland
Chinese
Valence-reducing phenomena
The 25th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics (25-SCL), organized under the auspices of the Nordic Association of Linguists (NAL).
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5924
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59252021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the the grammaticalization of stative verbs into continuative markers : the case of Malay asyik ‘desire’ and Cantonese gwaazyu ‘keep thinking about'
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chan, ASL
Wong, TS
2013-05
This study aims to trace the development of stative verbs, in particular psych verbs such as ‘love, desire, care’ into imperfective aspect markers, often denoting continuity and/or habituality.
The authors will also examine how and why some of these aspect markers also develop into negative attitudinal markers.
SEALS 2013 : The 23rd Annual Conference of Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, May 29-31, 2013, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Cantonese
Malay
Stative verbs
The conference was hosted by the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, the ASEAN Studies Center, the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, and the National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), Japan.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5925
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59262021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
“Please continue to be an anime lover” : how political identities are constructed or damaged through the deployment of characterization metaphor and humor in Hong Kong political discourse
Department of English
Chan, ASL
Yap, FH
2013-06
The objectives of this study are:
1. To analyze the use of characterization metaphors and humor in the construction of political identities
2. To demonstrate how these constructions of political identities are closely linked to the common ground between the people who created the identity and the public.
IACL-21 : The 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics, June 7-9, 2013, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Metaphor
Humor
Political discourse
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5926
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59282021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
“Better left unsaid” : on the use of elliptical constructions in political discourse in Hong Kong
Department of English
Wai, BLM
Yap, FH
2012-12
Silence and ellipsis are two discourse components that have received growing attention in discourse studies over the past two decades. Silence is said to be an eloquent pause of various lengths in verbal discourse (Sifianou 1997) used to govern or organize social relations (Halliday 1994) by seeking for approval, or otherwise challenging or denying a prior speaker’s utterance (Agyekum 2002; Nakane 2007; Ephratt 2008). Ellipsis, on the other hand, is a nominal or clausal dismissal in both written and verbal discourse (Halliday and Hasan 1976) that draws meaning from antecedents given the context (Spenader 2005).
Political discourse focuses primarily on mobilizing public sentiment for the addresser to achieve a certain purpose. In Hong Kong, both silence and ellipsis are found to be used simultaneously in the political discourse. However, there have been few studies on silence and ellipsis in political discourse, with research on silence in political discourse in Turkey (Alagözlü & Sahin 2011) and ellipsis in political discourse in Romania (Cornilescu & Nicolae, 2012) among the few pioneering studies. No research on the interrelationship between these two discourse components within the same speech seems to have been reported so far. This paper seeks to explore their relation to fill the research gap.
Hong Kong has a political structure under two contrasting forces. It enjoys the social and economic autonomy granted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) but it also has to safeguard the national interest as spelled out by the Central Authority in Beijing. This is especially obvious in the 2012 Chief Executive election. Given the dual role of promoting the local benefit for Hongkongers and safeguarding the national interest of the PRC, the Chief Executive nominees not only need to evoke public sentiment in order to achieve a lead in public opinion polls but they also need to subtly seek for support from the Election Committee where the influence of the Central Authority is strong. One of the strategies deployed by the Chief Executive nominees is the intricate and skillful use of silence and ellipsis.
Speeches of all three candidates during the 2012 election campaign period, including the Election Committee Forum and the Chief Executive Election Debate, are chosen for analysis in this paper. Findings from this study reveal that the candidates sometimes use silence to trigger in the hearer’s mind the completion of an unstated compliment in praise of the speaker himself. It was also found that candidates sometimes attack their rivals by setting up an elaborate topic that is then followed by ellipsis of some negative conclusions which is further followed by a long silence to allow the audience to fill in the gap themselves. In this presentation, we will further discuss these strategies in terms of politeness strategies, in particular efforts to mitigate political face-threats to the speaker, especially when silence is particularly associated with positive impression in eastern culture (Alagözlü & Sahin 2011).
The 2012 Annual Research Forum of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. December 1, 2012
Silence
Ellipsis
Political discourse
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5928
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59292021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the development of epistemic, evidential and attitudinal marking in Malay
Department of English
Yap, FH
2012-07
The presentation aims at
1.To examine how some stance markers in Malay develop over time
2.To further compare the development of these Malay stance markers with those in other languages
Twelfth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (12ICAL), 2-6 July 2012, Bali, Indonesia
Malay
Stance markers
The conference was co-organised by the ANU, Udayana University and MPI-EVA Leipzig.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5929
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59302021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Where does pragmatic marker tte come from? On the convergence of to ihite, to ifute and tote in the diachronic development of ‘say’ constructions in Japanese
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Department of English
Yap, FH
Tamaji, M
2013-06
The objectives of the study are
1.To examine how ‘say’ quotatives in Japanese develop into evidential and pragmatic markers.
2.To examine the relationship between ‘say’ functions and finite uses.
The 15th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS 2013), June 28-30, 2013, Kwassui Women’s University, Nagasaki
Japanese
Evidential marker
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5930
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59322021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
From classifier to stance marker : on the diachronic development of Cantonese go³
Department of English
Wong, TS
Yap, FH
2012-06
In this paper, the authors examine a versatile classifier within the Sinitic language family, namely Cantonese go³.
The Second International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse, June 9-11, 2012, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Cantonese
Sinitic languages
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5932
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59332021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Conditions for the emergence of unaccusative ‘give’ in Sinitic languages : evidence from Hui’an (Southern Min)
Department of English
Chen, W
Yap, FH
2012-05
This study aims to investigate the conditions for the rise of unaccusative ‘give’ constructions in Sinitic languages.
SEALS 22 : 22nd Annual Conference on Southeast Asian Linguistics, May 30-June 2, 2012, Agay, France
Sinitic languages
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5933
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59342021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Evidentiality and the upgrading and downgrading of epistemic strengths in Mandarin conversations
Department of English
Yang, Y
Yap, FH
2012-05
This study examines how Mandarin native speakers utilize a variety of evidential strategies to negotiate the source and reliability of the information in response to their addressee(s)’s affiliative and disaffiliative responses.
Workshop on Stance and Discourse Typological, Functional and Diachronic Perspectives, May 7-9, 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
This workshop was organized by Department of English, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5934
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59352021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
A diachronic study of epistemic kongpa in Mandarin discourse
Department of English
Yang, Y
Wong, TS
Yap, FH
2012-05
The study focuses on the identification of stance marking strategies, in particular those strategies that are realized through linguistic means.
CLDC-2012 : The 6th Conference on Language, Discourse and Cognition, May 4-6, 2012, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Stance
The conference was hosted by Graduate Institute of Linguistics, Department of Psychology, Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center at National Taiwan University, and Linguistic Society of Taiwan
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5935
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59372021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Whatchamacallit-type expressions in Cantonese : analyzing mat, matje, meje, and me
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chor, W
Lam, M
2011-07
This presentation examines a family of wh- words in Cantonese, namely, mat, matje, meje, and me. The authors focus on both their referential and non-referential uses, in particular their negative stance functions.
Workshop on “Stance Phenomena in Asian Languages : Typological, Diachronic and Discourse Perspectives”, July 18-20, 2011, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Cantonese
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5937
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59382021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
‘I sometimes still get my tenses wrong’ : insights from studies on the interaction between lexical and grammatical aspect
Department of English
Yap, FH
2011-08
In this paper, the author examines two major strands of research with convergent findings, namely, language acquisition research and language processing studies.
AILA 2011 : the 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Aug 23-28, 2011, Beijing Foreign Studies University
The conference was organized by Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (International Association of Applied Linguistics)
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5938
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59392021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the development of evidential ‘say’ in Chinese
Department of English
Chor, W
Yap, FH
2011-12
The Chinese language is known for its rich inventory of sentence final particles to mark speaker stance. Recent work has identified a number of sources for these particles, among them nominalizers, psych verbs and quotative ‘say’ verbs. In this paper we will focus on final particles derived from ‘say’ verbs in a number of Chinese dialects—namely, Cantonese wo (< waa), Taiwanese kong, and Mandarin shuo (e.g. Leung 2006, Simpson & Wu 2002, and Wang et. al 2003) as in (1) to (3) respectively. In particular, we extend beyond previous studies to examine the evolution of these ‘say’ verbs into evidential markers, and elucidate subtle differences in evidential meaning across different dialects. In addition to the influence of language-internal factors, we will also examine the effect of contact-induced semantic extensions. Given that the use of Mandarin shuo as an evidential marker is an emerging phenomenon, we will also elaborate on the social context that facilitates its development. Data for our analysis were obtained via questionnaires, interviews, and a number of online spoken corpora (e.g. the Hong Kong University Cantonese Corpus, the National Chengchi University Corpus of Spoken Chinese, etc.).
Australian Linguistic Society (ALS) 2011 Conference, December 1-4, 2011, University of Canberra and Australian National University, Australia
Chinese
The conference was hosted by the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, Australian Linguistic Society & Australian Society for French Studies at The Australian National University & the University of Canberra.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5939
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59412021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the development of ‘say’ evidential markers in Japanese : a unified analysis of tte, datte and ndatte construction
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Department of English
Yap, FH
Tamaji, M
2012-09
Previous studies on tte have focused on its various functions, mostly from a functional discourse perspective. Miura (1974), for example, has identified tte as a quotative, complementizer and topic marker, and S. Suzuki (1999) has further identified tte as a pragmatic marker that also expresses speaker’s insistence or self-mockery, the latter often in a joking manner. In addition to these functions, R. Suzuki (2007) includes hearsay evidential marking as another function of tte. In this paper, we will focus on how tte evolved into an evidential marker, sometimes with extended functions as a counterexpectation marker. We will also examine the relationship between tte and other evidential markers, in particular datte and ndatte, both of which are also derived from quotatives, with datte being more emphatic and ndatte being more (inter)subjective than tte.
To better understand the morphosyntactic mechanism in the emergence of these and other evidential markers, particularly from a crosslinguistic perspective, we will further compare the grammaticalization of Japanese tte, datte, and ndatte with those of Korean evidentials tako, tamye/tamyense and tanun/tanta. A significant similarity between them is the vital role of the phonological elision of the ‘say’ morpheme in the emergence of each of these evidential markers. This phenomenon is consistent with a growing number of observations in grammaticalization studies (e.g. Ohori 1998; Higashiizumi 2006; Rhee 2011) that highlight the important role of ellipsis (both phonological and morphosyntactic) in the rise of many grammatical and pragmatic markers.
Yap, FH & Tamaji, M (2012, September 3-5). On the development of ‘say’ evidential markers in Japanese : a unified analysis of tte, datte and ndatte construction [Conference presentation].
Workshop on Epistemicity, Evidentiality and Attitude in Asian Languages: Typological, Diachronic and Discourse Perspectives, September 3-5, 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Japanese
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5941
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59272021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Evasion strategies in Hong Kong political discourse
Department of English
Wai, BLM
Yap, FH
2013-06
The outline of the presentation:
1.Adversarial media questioning
2.Reasons for evading aggressive questions
4.Evasion in the Hong Kong political context
5.Data Analysis
5.1 Evasion strategies of the current Chief Executive
5.2 Comparison of evasion strategies of different politicians in different contexts.
6.Conclusion
IACL-21 : The 21st Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics, June 7-9, 2013, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Evasion strategies
Political discourse
Hong Kong
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5927
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59362021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
利用語料庫分析廣州話“唔知”與其相關之負面感情態度語句 ──否定、不定及情態間之關係
Department of English
Wong, TS
Yang, Y
Yap, FH
A corpus analysis of Cantonese m4zi1 (‘don’t know’) and related negative attitudinal expressions : implications for the relationship between negation, indefiniteness and stance
2011-12
The authors examine the uses of Cantonese m4zi1 (‘don’t know’) as a negative attitudinal adverbial in spoken discourse. In particular, we first examine the syntactic distribution of attitudinal m4 zi1 (‘don’t know’) expressions.
The 16th International Conference on Yue Dialects, December 15-16, 2011, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Cantonese
The conference was jointly organized by the PolyU-PKU Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics and the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and co-sponsored by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong.
zh
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5936
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59212021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
On the emergence of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Sinitic languages : a diachronic and typological perspective
Department of English
Chen, W
Yap, FH
2012-08
This study aims to investigate the conditions for the rise of unaccusative ‘give’ constructions in Sinitic languages.
The 20th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-20), August 30-31, 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Sinitic languages
The conference was organized by the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL).
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5921
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59402021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Suggestions for glossaries in graded readers
Department of English
He, M
Yap, FH
2012-08
The outline of the presentation:
-The role and benefits of glossing
-Problems identified in graded readers
-Suggestions
The 8th International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level (ISTETL-8), August 21-23, 2012, the Tsinghua University, Beijing
Graded readers
The conference was jointly organised by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and the Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
en
Presentation
open access
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5940
oai:ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk:10397/59432021-12-29T03:07:47Zcom_10397_7699col_10397_7703
Extensive reading and grammar acquisition
Department of English
He, M
Yap, FH
2012-01
The outline of the presention
1. Introduction
-Controversies on the teaching of grammar
-Current practice of grammar teaching in mainland China
-Inadequacies of the Grammar-Translation Method (GTM)
2. Literature review
3. Design and implementation of a school-based extensive reading program in Shanghai
4. Findings and discussion
The 8th International Conference on English Grammar (8th ICEG), 12-14 January 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Extensive reading
Grammar acquisition
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The saga of three mighty modals : a language learner’s guide to understanding how English must, may and can develop from deontic to epistemic uses
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chen, W
Chan, M
2012-01
The presentation examines on how modals acquire new functions over time.
The 8th International Conference on English Grammar (8th ICEG), 12-14 January 2012, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Modals
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5944
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Towards a learning-based heuristic searching reform scheme
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xue, F
Chan, CY
Ip, WH
Cheung, CF
2010-07
The authors investigate the issue of improving heuristic searching with supervised learning in large scale optimization.
Paper presented at the 24th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXIV), Lisbon, Portugal, 11-14 July 2010
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6719
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A learning-based variables assignment weighting scheme for heuristic and exact searching
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xue, F
Chan, CY
Ip, WH
Cheung, CF
2010-09
The objective of this paper is to improve searching through learning-based revisions of assignments of variables.
Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Computational Logistics (ICCL2010), Shanghai, China, September 20-22, 2010
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6720
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Pearl hunter: a cross-domain hyper-heuristic that compiles iterated local search algorithms
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xue, F
Chan, CY
Ip, WH
Cheung, CF
2011-09
Paper presented at the OR53 Annual Conference, East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 6-8 September 2011
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6722
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Pearl hunter : an inspired hyper-heuristic
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Chan, CY
Xue, F
Ip, WH
Cheung, CF
2012-01
Paper presented at the Learning and Intelligent OptimizatioN Conference LION 6, Paris, Jan 16-20, 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6723
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On the emergence of finite structures from non-finite constructions : evidence from ‘say’ constructions in Japanese
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Department of English
Tamaji, M
Yap, FH
2013
In this paper, we will examine how some ‘say’ constructions in Japanese develop finite structures from non-finite ones. Diachronic data for our analysis come from the Taikei Honbun Database based on texts from the 8th to 19th century. We will focus on the perfective ihe- and imperfective ihi- counterparts of the ‘say’ verb ifu. Our analysis reveals that the rise and fall of the kakari musubi system (see Ono 1993), which makes a distinction between attributive and conclusive forms, triggered a chain of events in which attributive (non-finite) quotative and evidential ‘say’ forms came to be used as conclusive (finite) structures as well. This extension contributed to the demise of the kakari musubi system. Crucially, from a typological perspective, this extension provides additional insight into strategies by which relativization and nominalization constructions develop into finite clauses (see DeLancey 2011).
Our findings show that between the 8th to 19th centuries there were three major waves of attributive/conclusive contrastive forms within the ‘say’ constructions in Japanese. The to ihe-ru/to ihe-ri forms, which emerged within the perfective to ihe-series, showed a clear attributive/conclusive contrast in the 8th century, but the attributive form soon extended via concessive uses, attested in the 10th century, to conclusive contexts by the 13th century. This gradual blurring of the attributive/conclusive distinction contributed to the disappearance of to ihe-ru/to ihe-ri forms in the 18th century, and ultimately to the demise of the kakari musubi system as a whole.
The other two attributive/conclusive contrastive forms emerged within the imperfective to ihi-series. Tokens of the to ihi-keru/to ihi-keri distinction were first attested in the early 10th century but the attributive to ihi-keru form had already developed conclusive uses as well, thus showing signs of an already blurred attributive/conclusive distinction, with the to ihi-keru form disappearing in the 17th century while the to ihi-keri form lingered on into the 18th century. A similar fate befell the to ihi-taru/to ihi-tari distinction first attested in the 10th century, with the to ihi-taru form disappearing in the 16th century and the to ihitari form surviving longer into the 18th century.
In this paper, we will also examine evidence from the early 10th century showing attributive to ihi-taru forms accompanied by particles frequently associated with nominal constructions. As illustrated in (1) with ni, these particles that typically mark nominal expressions were also being used as markers of subordinate clauses. The presence of these particles provides evidence of a link between the attributive and nominalization and relativization constructions, as well as subordinated clauses, and the drift from attributive-toconclusive uses seen in Japanese provide additional support for the Nominalist Hypothesis that non-finite nominalization constructions frequently develop into stand-alone finite clauses (see Starosta, Pawley & Reid 1982; Kaufman 2009; Yap, Grunow-Harsta & Wrona 2011).
(1) “Kore wa ikaga” to ihi-taru ni, this NOM okay QT.ATTR PRT ‘When (X) said “How is this?”’, tada, “Hayaku ochi ni keri.” to irahe tareba just early fall PRT PERF” COMP reply PERF.COND (Y) simply replied “The flower had fallen early.” (Makura no Sooshi, 996 AD, pp.165)
The 10th Biennual Meeting of the Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT-10), August 15-18, 2013, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6986
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Visual metaphors and the construction of political identities : an analysis of the 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council Election
Department of English
Yap, FH
Chan, ASL
2014-06
Metaphors are pervasive in political discourse (Semino & Masci 1996; Kuo 2003; Lu & Ahrens 2008; Taskona 2009), in large part because they help convey complex and abstract concepts such as national security, economic and financial policies, international diplomacy and social issues in simpler and more concrete terms that are both appealing and easier to understand for the general public. Previous studies (Forceville 1996; Forceville, Mulken & Pair 2010) have shown that metaphors—both verbal and visual— are widely used in advertising because of their novelty as well as subtlety, which allows them to arrest the attention of viewers/readers and stimulate deep thinking, and thus ostensibly allowing a product to be retained in memory much longer and also in a more favorable light. These attention-getting and subtle qualities of verbal and visual metaphors are highly valuable in political discourse, given that politicians often need to attenuate potential face-threats as they engage in constructing positive political identities for themselves and negative ones for their rivals. In this paper, we will examine the use of visual metaphors in electoral discourse, in particular how these metaphors provide the speaker with a creative means of attenuating otherwise shockingly offensive face-threats to their opponents, and in this way help to maintain the positive self-image of the speaker. Data for our analysis is based on 280 minutes of televised debates during the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) Election that was organized by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) from August 18 to September 1, 2012.
The 7th International Conference on Multimodality (7-ICOM), June 11-13, 2014, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Visual metaphor
Identity construction
Political discourse
Hong Kong election campaigns
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Valence-changing phenomena and stance marking in Chinese : on the development of 共 in Classical Chinese and Southern Min
Department of English
Wong, TS
Yap, FH
Chen, W
2014-05
This presentation aims at
1.To trace the development of 共 from Classical Chinese to contemporary Sinitic languages
2.To examine the valence-changing phenomena in 共 constructions in Classical Chinese and Southern Min
3.To investigate the relationship between valence change and stance marking
The 7th Conference on Language, Discourse and Cognition (CLDC 2014), May 3-4, 2014, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6985
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Clause-medial particles and stance-marking in Cantonese
Department of English
Yap, FH
Wong, TS
Chor, W
2014-05-29
Speakers have various linguistic resources at their disposal to express their stance, e.g. their feelings, viewpoints, evaluations and attitude. It is well known that Cantonese has a rich inventory of sentence final particles to express speaker stance (see Cheung 1972; Kwok 1984; Law 1990; Matthews & Yip 1994; Fung 2000; Leung 2005; Sybesma & Li 2007; inter alia). More recently, attention has also been given to clause-medial particles in Cantonese as well. For example, Chor (2010; 2013) recently examined the development of post-predicate directional particles faan and maai into markers of the speaker’s positive and negative attitude respectively. Wong, Yang & Yap (2011) and Yap & Chor (2014) have also recently examined the reanalysis of complement-taking verbs such as mzi as a negative attitudinal marker and stance adverbials such as taipaa as an epistemic-cum-evidential-cum-attitudinal marker respectively (see also Yap, Chor & Wang 2012 for Mandarin kongpa). In this paper, we seek to explore issues related to the following questions: (1) How do complement-taking verbs grammaticalize into stance adverbials at the left periphery and then further develop into parenthetical stance markers in pre-predicate clause-medial position? (2) What types of stance markers tend to occupy clause-medial as opposed to sentence final position? (3) How do stance markers in clause-medial position differ in function from those at the left or right periphery (e.g. discourse particles and sentence final particles)? (4) Are clause-medial stance markers oriented more toward pragmatic functions that are subjective as opposed to intersubjective in nature? Data for our analysis come primarily from the Hong Kong University Cantonese Corpus and PolyU Corpus of Spoken Chinese.
The 14th Workshop on Cantonese (WOC-14), Grammaticalization in Cantanese, March 29, 2014, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6984
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Did Obamacare create new jobs? - an analysis of Mitt Romney’s use of rhetorical questions in the 2012 US presidential election campaign
Department of English
Wong, SMC
Yap, FH
2013-09
The objective of this presentation includes:
1.To elucidate how politicians use effective communication strategies to compete for votes in election campaigns.
2.To examine how Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s use of rhetorical questions (RQs) in the 2012 US presidential election varies with different target audience
3.To further examine Romney’s use of RQs in his 48 speeches delivered to 18 states
The 7th Annual International Free Linguistics Conference (FLC), 27-28 September 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6979
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An analysis of the use of rhetorical questions in the 2012 Legislative Council election debates in Hong Kong
Department of English
Wong, SMC
Yap, FH
2013-11
This presentation aims at
1.To elucidate how political candidates use effective communication strategies to compete for votes in election debates
2.To examine candidates’ use of rhetorical questions in the 5 televised Hong Kong legislative council election debates in 2012
3.To further examine how candidates use rhetorical yes/no and wh-questions to challenge their political rivals
Linguistic Society of Hong Kong 2013 Annual Research Forum, LSHK-ARF 2013, November 30, 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6980
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Did Obamacare encourage business to hire more people? - an analysis of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s use of rhetorical questions in the 2012 US presidential election campaign
Department of English
Wong, SMC
Yap, FH
2014-06-07
This study examines how the use of rhetorical questions (RQs) by presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential election varies depending on the target audience, i.e. (1) Democrat-safe states, (2) Republican-safe states, and (3) swing states. We then examine their use of RQs in their political speeches in terms of (1) usage frequency, (2) question type, (3) topic, and (4) function. Our findings reveal that both candidates tended to ask more RQs in the states that leaned more toward to their political rival in comparison to their own safe states. The use of rhetorical questions not only enhanced the persuasiveness of their messages, but also provided them a useful means to take cover and avoid directly engaging in face-threatening acts when criticizing each other. This study elucidates how politicians use effective communication strategies to compete for votes in election campaigns.
Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL), 5th HAAL Conference, 7th June 2014, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6981
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'Ladders for climbing up or jumping off?’ On the interpretation of metaphors in political discourse in Hong Kong
Department of English
Chan, ASL
Yap, FH
2013-09
The presentation aims at
1.To explore how politicians make use of metaphors to address or frame social issues during the Legislative Council Election 2012.
2.To explain the latent symbolic representations and concepts involved in these metaphors.
3.To study how the symbolic representations of the same metaphor can sometimes be negotiated and reframed by the rivals.
The 7th Annual International Free Linguistics Conference (FLC), 27-28 September 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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‘What the _?’ On the use of ellipsis and silence in sarcastic media and electoral discourse in Hong Kong
Department of English
Wai, BLM
Yap, FH
2013-09
The objectives of this presentation are:
1. To investigate how Hong Kong politicians discredit rivals through verbal indirectness strategies and mitigation of face-threats in tense election competition.
2. To explore the strategies employed by news media to express public dissatisfaction through a critical and attention- drawing, yet playful and humourous tone.
The 7th Annual International Free Linguistics Conference (FLC), 27-28 September 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6990
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Use of the first person pronoun ngo⁵dei⁶ and evasion in political discourse in Hong Kong
Department of English
Wai, BLM
Yap, FH
2013-11-30
Outline of the presentation
-Adversarial questioning and evasion in political discourse
-Reasons for evading aggressive questions
-Types of evasion strategies
-Evasion in the Hong Kong political context
-The use of inclusive and exclusive first person plural pronoun ngo5 dei6 ‘we’ in political discourse
-Data analysis
-Conclusion
Linguistic Society of Hong Kong 2013 Annual Research Forum, LSHK-ARF 2013, November 30, 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/6991
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Constructing and reinforcing political identities through rhetorical questions - an analysis of Mitt Romney’s campaign speeches in the 2012 US presidential election
Department of English
Wong, SMC
Yap, FH
2014-04-25
Objectives
∙ To elucidate how politicians compete for votes in election by using effective rhetorical strategies to construct and reinforce political identities
∙ To examine Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s use of RQs in his 48 speeches delivered to 18 states in terms of their: (1) frequency, (2) question type, (3) topic, (4) function.
∙ To examine how Romney’s use of rhetorical questions (RQs) in the 2012 US presidential election varies with different target audience
Presented at Faculty of Humanities Postgraduate Research Symposium, 25 April, 2014, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/7682
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Impress your headmaster with your internet portfolio
English Language Centre
Morrall, AJ
2000
Synopsis: As IT becomes more important in HK education, teachers will need to demonstrate their IT skills. One way of doing this is with a portfolio including Internet pages teachers have made. In this workshop participants will produce some internet pages that could be included in such a portfolio.
Presented at the Interface 2000, British Council, 1 May 2000
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Building elderly friendly community - service learning in Yaumatei
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Siu, B
大學與社區攜手共建長者友善城市
2017-03-30
“Building an Age-friendly Environment” is emphasized in 2016’s Policy Address by the Government. How can we achieve this? One of the service-learning projects brings students into the Yaumatei district. Students are trained to work closely with the Salvation Army and the active elders to investigate and address the challenges at home and in the public environment. The teacher, the social worker, the student and the elders will share their experience in this project and how they work together to build an age-friendly community.
Presented at the University-Community Partnerships for Sustainable Social Development - Afternoon Talk Series, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 30 Mar 2017
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/64816
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Attitudinal copulas in Odia, an Indo-Aryan language
Department of English
Yap, FH
Sahoo, A
2016
Objectives of this presentation
-to examine the use of copulas as auxiliary verbs that encode not only tensebut also person-agreement marking in Odia
-to understand how these postverbal and clause-final auxiliary copulas are preposed to either clause-medial or clause-initial position to serve as focus particles, the latter type often interpretable as an attitudinal focus particle with negative valence
49th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE-49), August 31-September 3, 2016, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (Presentation)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/68392
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Allocutivity in Indo-Aryan languages : on the relationship between addressee-oriented agreement marking and politeness
Department of English
Kashyap, AK
Yap, FH
2016
Objectives of this presentation
-to analyse the paradigm of verb-agreement in in a selection of Indo-Aryan languages
-to show that the verbal paradigm of a few Bihari languages (within the Indo-Aryan family) have allocative agreement markers
-to show the verbal agreements suffixes of the Bihari languages are deployed to serve politeness as well as other discourse-pragmatic functions
49th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE-49), August 31-September 3, 2016, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (Presentation)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/68376
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Visual metaphors and the construction of political identities : an analysis of the 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council Election.
Department of English
Yap, FH
Wong, SMC
Wai, BLM
Chan, ASL
2016
Objective of this presentation
To elucidate how politicians compete for votes in election by using visual metaphors as an effective rhetorical strategy to construct and reinforce political identities during the 2012 Hong Kong LegCo election:
-positive identities for oneself
-negative identities for one’s opponent
RaAM 11 : Metaphor in the Arts, in Media and Communication, the 11th Conference of the Association of Researching and Applying Metaphor, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany, July 1-4, 2016, p. 223-224 (Talks) (Presentation)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/68394
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SG50 : the Journey metaphor in the 2015 Singapore election campaign
Department of English
Wong, MC
Tay, D
Yap, FH
2016
Objective of this presentation
How different ideologies behind metaphors can be negotiated to construct political identities to influence public opinion?
--To examine PAP (People’s Action Party)’s use of JOURNEY metaphors during the 2015 Singapore General Election
--To compare the opposition parties’ re-adoption of the metaphor as a counter response
To examine the impact of location/genre differences upon politicians’ use of JOURNEY metaphors
RaAM 11 : Metaphor in the Arts, in Media and Communication, the 11th Conference of the Association of Researching and Applying Metaphor, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany, July 1-4, 2016 (Talks) (Presentation)
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Benefits and challenges of publishing undergraduate students’ writing
English Language Centre
Burns, C
2018
A journal of undergraduate writing can offer students the benefits of increased motivation and a deeper engagement in process writing, while requiring university commitment and resources for its success. This session will share a university's experience of publishing an online journal of undergraduate writing of various genres. Views of many stakeholders will be discussed, including those of student writers and teachers who volunteer as editors and editors-in-chief. In addition to suggestions for best practices for publishing such a journal, an overview of resources for publishing in this context will be presented.
Lilly Conference on Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning, Texas, USA, 4-6 January, 2018
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Two types of killings in Kant
General Education Centre
Chun, J
2018
American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association 2018 Pacific Division Meeting, California, 28-31 March 2018
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/76931
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Composite multilayers capacitors with colossal permittivity for electronics and energy storage applications
Department of Applied Physics
Hao, J
Tse, MY
2018
Brief Description of Technology in layman’s terms:
With global demand for energy storage growing rapidly over the past decade, surging research efforts worldwide have been put in developing novel capacitors, which can achieve fast charging, high power density and long cycling lifetime than conventional batteries. This innovation of PolyU is the first report on simultaneously achieving large dielectric constant (i.e. a lot of energy can be stored); negligible dielectric loss (i.e. energy not leaking out and being wasted easily) and high energy density in flexible composite capacitors based on metal‐ion codoped colossal permittivity materials.
The host titanium dioxide used in this colossal permittivity system is environment‐friendly, non‐toxic and abundant. The process developed (solution casting and hot‐pressing technique) is relatively simple and low cost for mass production of the composite films, as the ceramic powder fillers are fabricated by conventional solid‐state sintering method. The dielectric capacitors we developed based on composite multi‐layers present a relatively high dielectric constant with exceptional low loss. The maximum energy density achieved simultaneously is remarkable compared to nano‐composites with other ceramic particle fillers. Such novel composite multi‐layers capacitors are expected to be greatly superior to the conventional one‐dielectric currently used in such systems. Moreover, power electronic applications are currently limited by the capacitor size and performance. Multi‐layered capacitors can be easily patterned, with fully solid‐state construction, thus being superior to conventional electrochemical construction in many aspects including improved safety.
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo (TCWI), Anaheim California, May 13-16, 2018
Colossal permittivity co‐doped TiO2
Polymer composite dielectrics
Permittivity films
Solid‐state capacitors
Energy storage
Microelectronic
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Convergence of the randomized kaczmarz algorithm in Hilbert space
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Lin, J
Zhou, DX
2016-12-12
Paper presented at the International Conference on Some Mathematical Approximation Approaches in Data Science, 12-14 December 2016, Hangzhou
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On the convergence of randomized kaczmarz algorithm in Hilbert space
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Lin, J
Zhou, DX
2016-07-07
Paper presented at the workshop "Learning Theory and Approximation", Oberwolfach, 3-9, July 2016
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Distributed learning with minimum error entropy principle
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Hu, T
Wu, Q
2019-08-01
Minimum Error Entropy (MEE) principle is an important approach in Information Theoretical Learning (ITL). It is widely applied and studied in various fields for its robustness to noise. In this paper, we study a reproducing kernel-based distributed MEE algorithm, DMEE, which is designed to work with both fully supervised data and semi-supervised data. With fully supervised data, our proved learning rates equal the minimax optimal learning rates of the classical pointwise kernel-based regressions. Under the semi-supervised learning scenarios, we show that DMEE exploits unlabeled data effectively, in the sense that first, under the settings with weaker regularity assumptions, additional unlabeled data significantly improves the learning rates of DMEE. Second, with sufficient unlabeled data, labeled data can be distributed to many more computing nodes, that each node takes only O(1) labels, without spoiling the learning rates in terms of the number of labels.
Paper presented at Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM2019), Denver, Colorado, Jul 27 - Aug 01, 2019
information theoretic learning
Minimum error entropy
Distributed method
Semi-supervised data
Reproducing kernel Hilbert space
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/88211
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The local edge machine : inference of dynamic models of gene regulation
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
McGoff, KA
Deckard, A
Kelliher, CM
Leman, AR
Francey, LJ
Hogenesch, JB
Haase, SB
Harer, JL
2017-07-17
We present a novel approach, the Local Edge Machine, for the inference of regulatory interactions directly from time-series gene expression data. We demonstrate its performance, robustness, and scalability on in silico datasets with varying behaviors, sizes, and degrees of complexity. Moreover, we demonstrate its ability to incorporate biological prior information and make informative predictions on a well-characterized in vivo system using data from budding yeast that have been synchronized in the cell cycle. Finally, we use an atlas of transcription data in a mammalian circadian system to illustrate how the method can be used for discovery in the context of large complex networks.
Paper presented at Foundations of Computational Mathematics (FoCM 2017), Barcelona, 10-19 July 2017
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On the convergence of randomized kaczmarz algorithm in Hilbert space
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Lin, J
Zhou, DX
2016-12-21
Paper presented at ICSA2016, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, 19-22 December 2016
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/88213
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Convergence of the randomized kaczmarz algorithm in Hilbert space
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Lin, J
Zhou, DX
2017-05-27
The randomized Kaczmarz algorithm recently draws much attention. Existing results on anal-ysis suffer from condition numbers of the linear equation systems. Although the randomized Kacz-marz algorithm has a natural generalization to Hilbert spaces (which covers online learning algo-rithms for a particular instance), the existing analysis does not. Although the large-scale linear equation system is an ideal scenario for the randomized Kaczmarz algorithm to outperform direct solvers, it is also a scenario the existing analysis is not satisfactory. In this research, we introduce the regularity assumption widely adopted in learning theory and obtain the polynomial convergence rate of the randomized Kaczmarz algorithm in Hilbert space under noise-free setting. We find that by nature, the randomized Kaczmarz algorithm converges weakly. Meanwhile, with noisy data, we study the relaxation method and obtain a strong convergence arbitrarily close to the minimax optimal rate. The result applies to online gradient descent learning algorithms and significantly improves the existing learning rate in literature.
Paper presented at International Conference on Computational Harmonic Analysis 2017, Shanghai, China, 24-28 May 2017
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/88214
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Sparsity and error analysis of empirical feature-based regularization schemes
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
Fan, J
Zhou, DX
2016-06-13
We consider a learning algorithm generated by a regularization scheme with a concave regularizer for the purpose of achieving sparsity and good learning rates in a least squares regression setting. The regularization is induced for linear combinations of empirical features, constructed in the literatures of kernel principal component analysis and kernel projection machines, based on kernels and samples. In addition to the separability of the involved optimization problem caused by the empirical features, we carry out sparsity and error analysis, giving bounds in the norm of the reproducing kernel Hilbert space, based on a priori conditions which do not require assumptions on sparsity in terms of any basis or system. In particular, we show that as the concave exponent q of the concave regularizer increases to 1, the learning ability of the algorithm improves. Some numerical simulations for both artificial and real MHC-peptide binding data involving the q regularizer and the SCAD penalty are presented to demonstrate the sparsity and error analysis.
Paper presented at 2016 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA , 12-15 June 2016
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Reproducing kernels for pairwise learning
Department of Applied Mathematics
Guo, X
2019-05-19
Paper presented at International Conference on Computational Harmonic Analysis and Statistical Learning, Hohai University, 17-19 May 2019
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/88217
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Diastereoselective total synthesis of (±)-Basiliolide B and (±)-epi-8-Basiliolide B
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
Liang, X
Zhou, L
Min, L
Ye, W
Bao, W
Ma, W
Yang, Q
Qiao, F
Zhang, X
Lee, CS
2017-04-07
The C8 and C9 stereogenic centers of the basiliolide/transtaganolide family have been established stereoselectively using a cyclopropane ring-opening strategy, which has been studied by DFT calculations of a variety of lithium-chelating models. The highly functionalized intermediates obtained in this strategy were successfully employed for the diastereoselective total synthesis of (±)-basiliolide B and (±)-epi-8-basiliolide B. The decalin core with a lactone bridge was constructed via a 2-pyrone Diels-Alder (DA) cycloaddition, and the unprecedented seven-membered acyl ketene acetal was established by a biomimetic intramolecular O-acylation cyclization.
American Chemical Society
Journal of organic chemistry, 7 Apr. 2017, v. 82, no. 7, p. 3463-3481
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© 2017 American Chemical Society
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Organic Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b02921.
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10.1021/acs.joc.6b02921
0022-3263
1520-6904
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/95369
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Teasing apart attitudes from social contact using a quantitative variationist approach
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Wang, X
2018-12
Presented at the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Annual Research Forum 2018, Dec 1 2018, Hong Kong
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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/98196
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Cultivating well-being and whole person development in higher education
Department of Applied Social Sciences
Shek, DTL
2022
Presented at FSTE Conference: Cultivating Well-being and Whole Person Development in Higher Education, 17 June 2022, Hong Kong
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