Ms Jenn Gresham - School of English, HKU Abstract In their classic analysis of the James Bond phenomenon, Bennett and Woollacott argue that the release of Goldfinger in 1964 “saw the establishment of the Bond films as a distinctive sub-genre” and further highlight how the notion of the “Bondian” was deployed by those involved in their production […]
by Professor Michel DeGraff (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Co-organising with the Department of Linguistics
by Dr. Jon Orman (The University of Hong Kong)
by Dr. Ricky Ka Wai Chan (City University of Hong Kong)
by Dr. Brian W. King (City University of Hong Kong)
Wednesdays: October 4, 11, 25, November 1, 8; Fridays: October 6, 13, 27, November 3, 10
Professor Marianne Hundt - English Department, University of Zurich (https://www.es.uzh.ch/en/Subsites/Personal/mhundt.html) Abstract In English, lot is used in the complex quantifier a lot of (as in a lot of fun) and as a degree adverb (e.g. a lot more helpful, a lot better). Both constructions show variation in contact varieties of English, either in the way that elements from the construction are […]
Dr. Rudolph Glitz - Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam (https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/g/l/r.w.h.glitz/r.w.h.glitz.html) Abstract Shakespeare’s second history tetralogy has long been recognised as centring round Prince Hal’s legendary coming of age. In the two parts of Henry IV, after all, Shakespeare repeatedly stages the prince’s surprising reformation from dissolute youngster to resolute adult ruler of the realm. The […]
