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Minnie Yuen Pui Yee
PhD Researcher


FB3: Syntax and Lexicon

Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft



CV


Education

PhD in General Linguistics











Master of Arts in Linguistics







Bachelor of Arts in English & German Linguistics







Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Accountancy
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin & Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)
2023.07–Pres.
  • Dissertation: “Code-Switching within an Integrated Competence: Analysis across different typologies of languages”
  • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Artemis Alexiadou (Humboldt University in Berlin and Leibniz Centre General Linguistics), Dr. Imke Driemel (University of York), Prof. Dr. Terje Lohndal (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
2020.10–2022.11
  • Cumulative Grade: 1.2
  • Thesis: “Periphrastic Causatives in Cantonese: The Case of ‘Zing’ Causative”
  • Research Focus: Specific indefinites in Cantonese, Language policy of Cantonese in Hong Kong
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin & Siegen Universität
2017.10–2020.11
  • Cumulative Grade: 1.5
  • Thesis: “Mixing verb use in the language mixing variety Cantonese-English in Hong Kong”
  • Research Focus: Cantonese heritage speakers in Germany and their production of Sentence Final Particles
City University of Hong Kong
2012.09–2015.07
  • CGPA: 3.57 (German equivalent: 1.6)

Research and Professional Experience

Lab Manager of LeibnizDream Project 





Student Research Assistant 






Voluntary Research Assistant





Research Intern
Leibniz-Zentrum der Allgemein Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)
2023.08–2024.10
  • Supervised research assistants
  • Prepared studies and managed data collection processes
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
2021.06–2023.05
  • Conducted corpus searches and data collection from CHILDES
  • Designed experiments using Ibex
  • Analyzed data on grammar variations and double exponence
Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) project
Polytechnic University of Hong Kong

2021.01–2023.09
  • Transcribed Cantonese children data in CLAN formats
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
2019.02–2019.05
  • Developed research project examining English verb usage in Cantonese discourse
  • Conducted literature review and data collection
  • Performed analysis of linguistic patterns

Awards and Funding

Elsa-Neumann Scholarship
Das Landes Berlin (NaFöG)
2023.07–2026.03
  • For doctoral researchers at 4 Berlin universities to prepare a doctoral thesis

Skills

Computational





Languages
  • LaTeX
  • R
  • PCIbex farm
  • CLAN
  • MS Office
  • Photoshop (basic)
  • Cantonese (native)
  • English (Proficient)
  • Mandarin (Proficient)
  • German (CEFR C1)
  • Japanese (CEFR B2)
  • Spanish (CEFR B1)
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