School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Liu Congyao

Key information

Roles
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics PhD researcher
Qualifications
BA Hons.(Hong Kong Baptist University), MA (City University of Hong Kong)
Email address
703921@soas.ac.uk
Thesis title
Hong Kong Ideology and Changing Attitudes Towards China Behind COVID-19 News Reports: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Internal Supervisors
Dr Yan JIANG 蔣嚴 蒋严

Biography

Liu Congyao got her BA with honours in English language and literature in Hong Kong Baptist University in 2021. She came to City University of Hong Kong in the same year for the MA in Language Studies (General Linguistics branch) and graduated in 2022. Her master research interests focus on internet trendy word and lexical semantics. Now her research interests are centred on critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics.

Research interests

In her master stage, Liu Congyao’s research interests focus on internet trendy word and lexical semantics. Now her research interests are centred on critical discourse analysis, discourse analysis, Covid-19 discourse, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics.