The Segmentation and Representation of Translocative Motion Events in English and Chinese Discourse

Guofeng Zheng is an Associate Professor at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He received his Ph.D. degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Shanghai International Studies University in 2011. He is a member of China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese, Assistant Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at ECUST and Director of ECUST’s Master of Translation and Interpretation Program. His research over the past 20 years has been devoted to the area of English and Chinese contrastive analysis, and he has published nearly 20 research articles and reviews in journals both within China and abroad. Over the past 10 ten years, he has narrowed his research focus to English and Chinese motion events, establishing himself as one of the most productive researchers in this field. Over the years, he has won many prestigious teaching awards and research funds, e.g. a Nomination for Best Supervisor Team ECUST, 1st Prize for Excellent Teaching and Education ECUST, Model Teacher ECUST, National Social Science Foundation (17XJY003) and Shanghai Education Commission Award.   

Introduction.- MEP Principles and the Segmentation and Representation of TME.- Research Design and Data Tagging.- General Statistical Description of English and Chinese TME Constructions.- Contrasting the Representation of TMEs in English and Chinese.- Conclusion.