Yaxuan Wang 王雅轩
[ja35 ɕɥœn55 wɑŋ35]
Contact me: wangyax3 at msu dot edu
Contact me: wangyax3 at msu dot edu
My linguistic research focuses on semantics and pragmatics, with a special interest in quantifiers, presupposition, attitude predicates, and the projection phenomena. I use logic and experimental methods to model and understand natural languages. My first work focuses on presupposition projections out of quantifiers, and it found the negative quantifier “none” has extremely interesting properties, which led to my further investigation into the negation phenomenon. My second work concerns presuppositions of additives under attitude verbs, with an analysis under the bidimensional semantics framework. Currently, I'm working on projection properties of repetitives. I believe my research will provide insights into key properties of the human linguistic system.
Moreover, I research the semantics of emoji, specializing in the relation between emoji and their accompanying text.
In addition to linguistics, I am also conducting research on Mongolian studies, including Mongolian language and translation, history, and international relationships.
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Wang, Yaxuan. 2025. Wh-FCI in Khalkha Mongolian. Proceedings of WAFL 18.Download
Wang, Yaxuan; Buccola, Brian. 2024. Speaker-oriented additives. University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics, vol.31.Download
Wang, Yaxuan. 2024. “Derive the biased reading of A-not-A questions in Mandarin”. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America, 9(1).Download
Wang, Yaxuan; Buccola, Brian. 2023. “Weakening the Trivalent Semantics of Quantifiers: Evidence from Mandarin Chinese”. West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL). vol. 41.Download
Wang, Yaxuan. 2020. "Building Skin: Changes in Chinese Modern Architecture in the Past Five Years". In Yichuan Wang, editor, Wei Ming Art Theory, pages 106-119. China Literature and Arts Press, Beijing, 2020.
Wang, Yaxuan. 2020. "2019 Mongolian Cashmere and Wool Industry Report". In Jing Ni, editor, 2019 China Livestock Industry Development Report, pages 24-82. China Animal-products Marketing Association, Beijing, 2020.
Conferences:
Wang, Yaxuan. "Wh- universal free choice formed by exclusives and conditionals in Khalkha Mongolian". WAFL 18, August 22-24, 2024. Jeonbuk National University, South Korea.
Wang, Yaxuan. "Conventional implicature of repetitives in Mandarin". IACL 30, May 25-27, 2024. Yonsei University, South Korea.
Wang, Yaxuan; Buccola, Brian. "Speaker-oriented additives". PLC 48, March 16-17, 2024. University of Pennsylvania, US.
Wang, Yaxuan. "Biased-A-not-A polar questions in Mandarin Chinese". LSA 2024, January 4-7, 2024. New York, US. Download
Wang, Yaxuan. "A modified semantics of face emoji". LCC 3, August 16-17, 2023. University of Alberta, Canada.
Wang, Yaxuan. "An analysis of Mandarin biased-A-not-A polar questions". IACL 29, May 27-30, 2023. Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Wang, Yaxuan; Buccola, Brian. "Presupposition projection out of quantifiers: an experimental study in Mandarin". WCCFL 41, May 5-7, 2023. University of California Santa Cruz, US.
Wang, Yaxuan. "An analysis of Mongolian possessive markers". KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, April 21- 22, 2023. University of Kentucky, US. Download
Wang, Yaxuan. "Biased-A-not-A polar questions in Mandarin Chinese". MASAL Linguistics 2023, March 17, 2023. Michigan Academy, US.
Wang, Yaxuan. "An analysis of Mongolian possessive markers". GLEAMS 2022. Michigan State University, US.
Wang, Yaxuan. "Presupposition searches projection path hierarchically". Graduate student 5-minute Linguistic competition 2021. Michigan State University, US.
Wang, Yaxuan. "A Review of Modern Mongolian Machine Translation". Mongolian Study Conference, April 2019. The National University of Mongolia, Mongolia.
Wang, Yaxuan & Wang, Yali & Xiao, Han. "The Oversea television series in Mongolia". Undergraduate Research Project, October 2019. Peking University, China.
MSU Museum Ignite Talk: Hidden rules behind emoji
Video linkWang, Yaxuan & Ryan, John & Schmitt, Cristina. "Large-enrollment classes and students' opinions", Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning. April 19, 2024. MSU.Download
Mentor: "Beyond Causality: Investigating Temporal Influence on Conjunction Interpretation". UURAF 2024Download
LIN 200 Introduction to Linguistics, Instructor, 2022-2023
LIN 401 Introduction to Linguistics, Teaching Assistant, 2022, 2023-2024