Xiaoye Wu

Xiaoye Wu

DPhil Student in Linguistics

University of Oxford

Hi! I am a DPhil student in Linguistics at University of Oxford. I am currently working on my DPhil project ‘A phonetic study of Wuxi Wu Chinese’.

Interests
  • Language Documentation
  • Phonetics & Phonology
  • Speech Production & Perception
  • Bilingualism
Education
  • DPhil in Lingusitics, Philology and Phonetics, 2023-Now

    University of Oxford

  • MPhil in Lingusitics, Philology and Phonetics, 2021-2023

    University of Oxford

  • BA (Hons) in Linguistics, 2019-2021

    University of Manchester

  • BA in English, 2017-2019

    East China University of Science and Technology

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Oxford Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics
Organiser of LingO 2024 & 2025
October 2023 – June 2025 Oxford

Responsibilities include:

  • Organised a 2-day conference for over 70 attendees and faculty
  • In charge of budget management and funding application
  • Liaised with keynote speakers, presenters and committee members to finalise conference programme
  • Managed logistics including venue booking, registration, catering, and technical support
 
 
 
 
 
Radbound University
Research Assistant of the SPRINT Project
March 2023 – May 2023 Oxford

Responsibilities include:

  • Advertising and recruiting Southern British English speakers;
  • Coordinating with colleagues and setting up recording equipments in the booth
  • Assisting and monitoring recording procedures

Projects

Documentation of Wuxi Wu Chinese
An acoustic phonetic study of an understudied dialect in East China
Documentation of Wuxi Wu Chinese

Publications

(2021). Exploring comparison constructions in Ndebele and Mandarin: The storyboard 'The Twin Dilemma'. Semantic Fieldwork Methods, 3(1).

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Presentations

Phonological Theory and Computational Modelling
Presented on Oxford LPP Phonology Reading Group HT24 on Feb 5, 2024. This is the book chapter 31 from The Oxford History of Phonology.
Phonological Theory and Computational Modelling
A Phonetic Study of Voicing Contrast of Obstruents in Wuxi Wu Chinese
Presented on Oxford LPP Graduate Thesis Workshop HT24 on Jan 11, 2024.
A Phonetic Study of Voicing Contrast of Obstruents in Wuxi Wu Chinese
Vowel Adaptation of English Loanwords in Mandarin Chinese
Presented on Oxford LPP Graduate Thesis Workshop HT23 on Jan 13, 2023.
Vowel Adaptation of English Loanwords in Mandarin Chinese

Tutorials

Principles of Phonetic Segmentation

A brief tutorial based on the book ‘Principles of Phonetic Segmentation’ written by Pavel Machac and Radek Skarnitzl in 2009

“Everything has boundaries, though often unclear.”

Principles of Phonetic Segmentation

Translations

I love languages — I’ve studied Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, a liitle bit of French, German and Thai for fun. I enjoy talking with people through different languages and also work on book translations.

The Musician at Work (Chinese Translation)
A Korean-to-Chinese translation of the biography ‘The Musician at Work’ by the songwriter Kim Mok-In
The Musician at Work (Chinese Translation)
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: The Notes 1 (Chinese Translation)

An English-to-Chinese translation of the fiction novel ‘The Most Beautiful Moment in Life:The Notes 1

“Those days were gone and would never come again.”

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: The Notes 1 (Chinese Translation)

My Hobbies

Photography Enthusiast | Baker | Music Lover | Kpop Dancer

I’m a passionate self-learner who loves picking up new and interesting skills! I love photography. I am using Olympus Pen EE-2 half frame film camera with FujiColor C200 35mm film :) and also a big fan of Polaroids!


I like cooking & baking. My best recipes are orange butter cookie and strawberry tiramisu.

I enjoy music a lot! I play the piano. Now I am learing to play the guitar and trying some music production for fun. I do remixes when I am free. My favourite genres are R&B and City Pop. I also love kpop dance and I do dance covers from time to time. Check my channels for music and dance. Always curious, always creating — I’m excited to keep exploring the world!

Contact

Any ideas or comments are welcome!! Let me know :)