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Jidong Chen is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at California State University, Fresno, within the College of Arts and Humanities. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (2008) from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and Free University Amsterdam, an MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (2000) from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and a BA in English Language and Literature (1997) from Central China Normal University.
His research examines language-cognition interactions with foci in:
- First/second language acquisition (semantic/syntactic development)
- Cross-linguistic studies (Mandarin, English, Arabic, Spanish)
- Child/adult language processing
- Bilingualism and atypical language development
- Event representation through speech/gesture
Chen's recent publications (2017-2022) demonstrate strong emphasis on Mandarin verb acquisition (polysemous verbs, resultative compounds), cross-linguistic cognition (classifier systems, conceptual organization), and developmental syntax (word order, information structure). His work frequently employs empirical and longitudinal methodologies.
He teaches courses including Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Bilingualism, and Chinese language at undergraduate/graduate levels.
Chen collaborates internationally on projects like speech-gesture event representation (LDCLab) and maintains active research profiles in psycholinguistics and developmental linguistics.
