Speaker Biography
Li Jinhua is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the Department of Korean Language at the School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University. She graduated from Seoul National University in 2007 with a Doctorate in Literature. She has long been dedicated to research in Korean linguistics, Chinese-Korean contrastive studies, and Korean dialect studies. She has led two General Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, one Key Project of the National Social Science Fund for the Translation of Chinese Academic Works, and three national-level research projects in South Korea. She has published four monographs, three translated works and textbooks—among which A Phonetic Study of the Pyongyang Dialect of Korean won the Outstanding Book Monograph Award from the Ministry of Culture of South Korea—and over 30 high-level papers in authoritative journals both domestically and internationally. In recognition of her achievements in both teaching and research, she has received a first prize for teaching achievements in Jiangsu Province and a second prize for national teaching achievements. She currently serves on the editorial boards of major domestic and international journals including Korean Linguistics and Journal of Dialectology.
Lecture Time & Venue
Time: May 21, 2026 (Thursday), 19:00
Tencent Meeting ID: 705-918-453 Passcode: 88071
Lecture Title
The Dialect Survey and Research of Korean Language from the Perspective of Endangered Languages
Lecture Abstract
Dialects are precious linguistic resources and cultural genes. The rescue survey and research of endangered dialects hold significant academic and cultural value for preserving linguistic diversity and transmitting ethnic memory. The research team has spent over twenty years conducting systematic fieldwork in 44 ethnic Korean townships, establishing a corpus of Chinese Korean dialects and an audio-visual database. Drawing on this corpus, the lecture will provide an in-depth exploration of language contact, dialectal evolution, and genealogical classification, revealing the unique features and endangered status of Korean dialects. This lecture will share the findings of this survey and research, calling for attention to the protection of endangered languages and the preservation of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Korean ethnic group.
