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Du Kaihuai

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Academic Degree:

PHD

Academic Rank:

Associate Professor

Gender:

Male

Email:

kindhawaii@xmu.edu.cn

Courses Taught:

English reference works, English news and magazine reading, translation, introduction to (bilingual) lexicography, reading in lexicography, lexicographic workshop, etc.

Research Interests:

Lexicography, translatology, etc.

Professional Experience:

Faculty member at the English department of Xiamen University

Educational Background:

PhD in English linguistics and literature from Xiamen University (majoring in bilingual lexicography)

Publications:

Articles:

1. Toward a better understanding and manipulation of meaning: A pragmatic perspective, US-China Foreign Language. 5(12): 63-67

2. Arbitrariness and motivation in linguistic signs: integrative and dialectical reflections, Sino-US English Teaching. 6(5): 54-59

3. Inheritance vs. innovation: On the perspective in Daisy Miller, Journal of Hebei University of Economics and Trade, 8(2): 37-40

4. A pragmatic approach to the teaching of lexicons, East China Forum on Foreign Language Teaching, 3: 16-25

5. Translating of signs: A pragmatic perspective, Journal of Hebei University of Economics and Trade, 9(1): 91-95

6. Vocabulary teaching, pragmatic acquisition and pragmatic testing, Journal of Huaibei Normal University, 33(1): 122-126

7. The megastructure in The Chinese-English Dictionary (3^rd ed.), Fudan Journal of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 2012(spring issue): 81-86

8. On naming of characters in novels, Journal of Hebei University of Economics and Trade. 12(1): 28-31

Reviews:

1. The Chinese-English Dictionary (3^rd Ed.) Australian Journal of Linguistics. 30(4):522-524

2. Bilingual Lexicography from a Communicative Perspective, Australian Journal of Linguistics. 31(4): 526-530

3. Oxford FLTRP English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary, Australian Journal of Linguistics. 32(1): 292-296.

4. The Lexicography of English: From Origins to Present, Australian Journal of Linguistics. 33(1): 91-95.

5. Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese, Australian Journal of Linguistics. 33(2): 238-242.

Book chapters:

1. Chapter 5 public speaking and/for interpreting, in English-Chinese Interpreting: A Skill-oriented Course, Tourism Education Press, 2009

Dictionary projects:

1. Merriam-Webster Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary (translator/reviser), Encyclopedia of China Publish House, 2016

Encyclopedia of China [3^rd edition, volume of lexicography, in progress) (lexicographer)], Encyclopedia of China Publish House

Research Projects:

Projects:

1. 2014-2016: Principal investigator. Studies of Chinese-English Dictionaries. The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

2. 2015－2017: Principal investigator. Studies of the Lexicographic Characteristics of L1-L2 Chinese-English Dictionaries. Fujian Provincial Social Science Grant.

Other:

1. Deputy director of Center for Bilingual Lexicography and Bilingual & Bicultural Studies, Xiamen University

2. Director of Chinalex Bilingual Committee