Guiying Jiang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guiying Jiang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guiying |
| FAMILY NAME | Jiang |
| SIGNATURE | JIANG G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Xiamen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4361-5959 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 87 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Modelling optionality in verb complementation
In recent research, that/zero alternation has become increasingly linked to the emerging focus on optionality. While much attention has been given to its role in different English varieties, there is limited understanding of its patterns in learner English. This study investigates the probabilistic grammar underlying that / zero alternation by comparing Chinese learners of English and English native speakers’ written productions through condition…
Gesture-speech construction from a Cognitive Grammar perspective
This study examines the polysemy of the sweeping away gesture and its integration with speech using a Cognitive Grammar framework. While previous research has documented the embodied origins and multiple senses of this kind of gesture, two gaps remain: a unified model of its cognitive mechanisms and a detailed Cognitive Grammar analysis of its symbolic integration patterns. Analyzing instances from debates, we identify three multimodal constructi…
The heart and positive emotions
This study analyzes the Amharic lexrme ləbb ‘heart’ from a cognitive linguistics perspective, contributing to what is known about conceptualization through body-part terms in connection to emotions. Based on the results of the metaphoric and metonymic extension of ləbb ‘heart’ from Amharic monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, the study finds that the heart is intrinsically associated with positive emotions such that it can metonymically stand …
Metaphor Comprehension of Chinese Learners of English
The mechanisms underlying metaphor comprehension, particularly the roles of analogical reasoning and language-specific conceptual integration have long been debated, with most studies focusing on English as L1 while paying limited attention to L2 contexts. Based on that, this study explores how three individual difference factors—fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and L2 proficiency—influence the comprehension of L2 metaphors with var…
Another member out of the family
In this paper, we show that the widely accepted tendency that manner of motion is described in greater detail in S-languages than in V-languages does not hold for all natural languages. Based on the analysis of manner of gait verbs applying the “lexical approach” (Kövecses, Zoltán. 2015. Surprise as a conceptual category. Review of Cognitive Linguistics 13(1). 270–290), this study shows that in the manner verb lexicon parameter, manner descriptio…
Is That a Genuine Smile? Emoji-Based Sarcasm Interpretation Across the Lifespan
Emoji appear to be an important cue to judge whether a statement is sarcastic in computer-mediated communication. In this study, we investigated whether the smiling emoji, an indicator of sarcastic intention in the Chinese culture, exerts an influence on sarcasm interpretation across the lifespan. Statements accompanied with or without a smiling emoji were compared in unambiguous (Experiment 1) and ambiguous (Experiment 2) contexts. The results o…
A Corpus-Based Multifactorial Study of Help / help to Alternation in Learners’ Language
This corpus-based multifactorial study delves deeper into the well-known alternation between bare and full infinitive complements, specifically regarding the help concordances. It extends the line of research to learners’ language productions with a focus on comparing and contrasting the probabilistic grammatical knowledge reflected in the help/ help to choices, which are constrained by a complex network of factors. Regression modeling indicates …
Conceptualisation and measurement of foreign language learning burnout among Chinese EFL students
The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A final 10-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-EFL Student Survey was obtained based on a series of reliability (e.g. item a…
Judging emoji by occupation
The smiling emoji has been claimed to be a marker of sarcastic intention among young Chinese users in computer-mediated communication. However, it is not well understood whether people interpret the emoji differently based on the characteristics or traits of the sender, as conveyed by occupation stereotypes. We investigated the effect of sender occupation on emoji-based sarcasm interpretation in both unambiguous (Experiment 1) and ambiguous (Expe…
Language Teacher Identity in Tesol
The complex relationship between classroom emotions and EFL achievement in China
The present study adopted a mixed-method approach combining principles from Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and Positive Psychology to examine the interaction between Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) and Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) of 1,307 Chinese students, the single and combined effects of FLCA and FLE on self-perceived English proficiency and actual English achievement, and finally, the effect of EA on FLE and FLCA. Statistical a…
Why are you amused
This paper looks at multimodal humour through the lens of prototype theory in the framework of conventional incongruity theory of humour, aiming for a unified linguistic and semiotic approach to humour. From this perspective, humour can be achieved through the following three aspects of linguistic and non-linguistic categories: 1) prototypicality versus non-prototypicality of category members; 2) the family resemblance shared by category members;…
Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment
Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment
Conceptualisation and measurement of foreign language learning burnout among Chinese EFL students
The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A final 10-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-EFL Student Survey was obtained based on a series of reliability (e.g. item a…
Why are you amused
This paper looks at multimodal humour through the lens of prototype theory in the framework of conventional incongruity theory of humour, aiming for a unified linguistic and semiotic approach to humour. From this perspective, humour can be achieved through the following three aspects of linguistic and non-linguistic categories: 1) prototypicality versus non-prototypicality of category members; 2) the family resemblance shared by category members;…
Why are you amused
This paper looks at multimodal humour through the lens of prototype theory in the framework of conventional incongruity theory of humour, aiming for a unified linguistic and semiotic approach to humour. From this perspective, humour can be achieved through the following three aspects of linguistic and non-linguistic categories: 1) prototypicality versus non-prototypicality of category members; 2) the family resemblance shared by category members;…
Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment
The complex relationship between classroom emotions and EFL achievement in China
The present study adopted a mixed-method approach combining principles from Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and Positive Psychology to examine the interaction between Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) and Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) of 1,307 Chinese students, the single and combined effects of FLCA and FLE on self-perceived English proficiency and actual English achievement, and finally, the effect of EA on FLE and FLCA. Statistical a…
Language Teacher Identity in Tesol
Judging emoji by occupation
The smiling emoji has been claimed to be a marker of sarcastic intention among young Chinese users in computer-mediated communication. However, it is not well understood whether people interpret the emoji differently based on the characteristics or traits of the sender, as conveyed by occupation stereotypes. We investigated the effect of sender occupation on emoji-based sarcasm interpretation in both unambiguous (Experiment 1) and ambiguous (Expe…
Another member out of the family
In this paper, we show that the widely accepted tendency that manner of motion is described in greater detail in S-languages than in V-languages does not hold for all natural languages. Based on the analysis of manner of gait verbs applying the “lexical approach” (Kövecses, Zoltán. 2015. Surprise as a conceptual category. Review of Cognitive Linguistics 13(1). 270–290), this study shows that in the manner verb lexicon parameter, manner descriptio…
Is That a Genuine Smile? Emoji-Based Sarcasm Interpretation Across the Lifespan
Emoji appear to be an important cue to judge whether a statement is sarcastic in computer-mediated communication. In this study, we investigated whether the smiling emoji, an indicator of sarcastic intention in the Chinese culture, exerts an influence on sarcasm interpretation across the lifespan. Statements accompanied with or without a smiling emoji were compared in unambiguous (Experiment 1) and ambiguous (Experiment 2) contexts. The results o…
A Corpus-Based Multifactorial Study of Help / help to Alternation in Learners’ Language
This corpus-based multifactorial study delves deeper into the well-known alternation between bare and full infinitive complements, specifically regarding the help concordances. It extends the line of research to learners’ language productions with a focus on comparing and contrasting the probabilistic grammatical knowledge reflected in the help/ help to choices, which are constrained by a complex network of factors. Regression modeling indicates …
Conceptualisation and measurement of foreign language learning burnout among Chinese EFL students
The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A final 10-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-EFL Student Survey was obtained based on a series of reliability (e.g. item a…
Metaphor Comprehension of Chinese Learners of English
The mechanisms underlying metaphor comprehension, particularly the roles of analogical reasoning and language-specific conceptual integration have long been debated, with most studies focusing on English as L1 while paying limited attention to L2 contexts. Based on that, this study explores how three individual difference factors—fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and L2 proficiency—influence the comprehension of L2 metaphors with var…
Modelling optionality in verb complementation
In recent research, that/zero alternation has become increasingly linked to the emerging focus on optionality. While much attention has been given to its role in different English varieties, there is limited understanding of its patterns in learner English. This study investigates the probabilistic grammar underlying that / zero alternation by comparing Chinese learners of English and English native speakers’ written productions through condition…
Gesture-speech construction from a Cognitive Grammar perspective
This study examines the polysemy of the sweeping away gesture and its integration with speech using a Cognitive Grammar framework. While previous research has documented the embodied origins and multiple senses of this kind of gesture, two gaps remain: a unified model of its cognitive mechanisms and a detailed Cognitive Grammar analysis of its symbolic integration patterns. Analyzing instances from debates, we identify three multimodal constructi…
The heart and positive emotions
This study analyzes the Amharic lexrme ləbb ‘heart’ from a cognitive linguistics perspective, contributing to what is known about conceptualization through body-part terms in connection to emotions. Based on the results of the metaphoric and metonymic extension of ləbb ‘heart’ from Amharic monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, the study finds that the heart is intrinsically associated with positive emotions such that it can metonymically stand …
Psychology (8 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (6 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · Emotional Intelligence and Performance (3 works)