Emeritus Agassiz Professor of Chinese Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley
Education
B.A., National Taiwan University (1955-1959)
M.A., National Taiwan University (1961-1963)
Ph.D., University of Washington, U.S.A. (1966-1969, 1971-1972)
Professional Experience
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1996-2004)
Professor of Chinese Linguistics (1989-1994), Agassiz Professor (1994-1998), University of California, Berkeley
Assistant (1963-1964), Assistant Research Fellow (1964-1966, 1969-1970), Associate Research Fellow (1970-1975), Acting Director of Language Section (1973-1975), Research Fellow and Director of Language Section (1975-1981), Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Acting Director (1981-1985), Research Fellow and Director (1985-1989), Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Professor of Chinese Linguistics (Joint-appointment), Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University (1975-1989)
Specialties
Linguistics
Awards and Honors
Academic Works Award, Sun Yat Sen Academic and Cultural Foundation (1977)
Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council (1985-1989)
Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1986)
Vice President (1992-1993), President (1993-1994), International Association of Chinese Linguistics
Honorary Member, Linguistic Society of America (2000)
6th NTU Distinguished Alumni Award (2011)
Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (2011)
Timeless Awardee, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. (2011)