[演講] Tracing the Origins of Hainan Min: History, Contact, and
Tracing the Origins of Hainan Min: History, Contact, and Speech Community
Dr. Zeng Xiuwei May
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
4 May 2026 (Mon) 16:30 – 17:45 (HKT)
On-site: B0411, Main Campus, HKMU | Online: via Zoom
Abstract
Hainan Island has been home to peoples of different ethnic backgrounds since
ancient times, giving rise to a diverse and vibrant cultural and linguistic
landscape. Although textual records are relatively scarce because of the
island’s remoteness and its predominantly non-Han population until the tenth
century CE, important clues can still be gleaned from historical documents,
shedding light on past interactions among different ethnic groups. In this
talk, I bring historical records into dialogue with linguistic evidence and
recent genetic and anthropological research to examine the formation of the
Hainan Min dialect and to consider what these sources reveal about the speech
community from which this distinctive language variety emerged.
About the Speaker
Dr. Zeng Xiuwei is a Lecturer in the School of Education and Languages at Hong
Kong Metropolitan University. She received her Ph.D. from The Chinese
University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on Chinese linguistics and
dialectology, especially Min and Yue dialects. She is particularly interested
in how language-internal development and external language contact interact to
shape linguistic change.
Registration (Free Admission)
If you are interested in joining the seminar, please register here on or
before 29 April 2026 (Wed).
https://hkmu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bRxEklwhi65xZk
Enquiry: hkmu.edu.hk/el/ribilt/ ribilt@hkmu.edu.hk
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