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Penglin Wang is a Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies at Central Washington University. He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1993), an M.A. in Ethnology from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1981), and a B.A. in Russian from Beijing Foreign Languages University. His research focuses on linguistic anthropology, cognitive anthropology, and the study of Inner Asian ethnonyms, with a particular emphasis on historical linguistics and numerical symbolism.
Wang's career includes roles as an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1995-2001), a Degree Fellow at the East-West Center (1987-1991), and a Research Associate at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1981-1987). His work bridges linguistic analysis with anthropological inquiry, exploring connections between language, culture, and history in Central Eurasia and East Asia.
Key research interests include ethnonym etymology, numeral systems in Altaic languages, and the symbolic use of numbers in shamanism and cosmology. He has published extensively on topics such as the Altaic hypothesis, Xiongnu military organization, and the diffusion of Germanic and Iranian terms into Inner Asian languages.
Wang's recent presentations include analyses of Xiongnu chiliad notions, Wusun titles, and the linguistic coindexation between phonetic transcription and semantic translation in Chinese sources. His work often integrates archaeological, historical, and linguistic evidence to unravel the complexities of ancient Inner Asian societies.
