Lingzi Zhuang

Lingzi Zhuang is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto (Mississauga). His research integrates formally rigorous semantic theory with typologically diverse languages, focusing on speech act-level phenomena like mirativity, evidentiality, and attitudinal markers, alongside event structure and nominal reference. He specializes in Sino-Tibetan languages, particularly Bodish (e.g., Tibetan, Tamangic), and emphasizes language documentation in urban settings.

• PhD in Linguistics with a Cognitive Science minor from Cornell University (2023)
• BA in Linguistics with Computer Science concentration from Columbia University, summa cum laude

His research explores diachronic change mechanisms, morphological reconstruction in Sino-Tibetan, and the theoretical implications of attitudinal markers. Current projects include parametric typology of mirativity and grammaticalization of reportative markers. He collaborates with the Endangered Language Alliance and works with Gurung communities in Nepal and New York City. Zhuang teaches courses in English grammar, morphology, semantics, and Chinese linguistics, and has presented at conferences like DGfS, ALT, and LSA meetings.