https://i.urusai.cc/bNDQx.jpg Tracing the Origins of Hainan Min: History, Contact, and Speech Community Dr. Zeng Xiuwei May Hong Kong Metropolitan University 4 May 2026 (Mon) 16:30 – 17:45 (HKT) On-site: B0411, Main Campus, HKMU | Online: via Zoom Abstract Hainan Island has been home to peoples of different ethnic backgrounds since ancient times, giving rise to a diverse and vibrant cultural and linguistic landscape. Although textual records are relatively scarce because of the island’s remoteness and its predominantly non-Han population until the tenth century CE, important clues can still be gleaned from historical documents, shedding light on past interactions among different ethnic groups. In this talk, I bring historical records into dialogue with linguistic evidence and recent genetic and anthropological research to examine the formation of the Hainan Min dialect and to consider what these sources reveal about the speech community from which this distinctive language variety emerged. About the Speaker Dr. Zeng Xiuwei is a Lecturer in the School of Education and Languages at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. She received her Ph.D. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on Chinese linguistics and dialectology, especially Min and Yue dialects. She is particularly interested in how language-internal development and external language contact interact to shape linguistic change. Registration (Free Admission) If you are interested in joining the seminar, please register here on or before 29 April 2026 (Wed). https://hkmu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bRxEklwhi65xZk Enquiry: hkmu.edu.hk/el/ribilt/ [email protected] --

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