Yen-Hwei Lin
- (She/her)
- liny@msu.edu
- B302 Wells Hall
- Chairperson and Professor
- Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
Biography
Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Texas at AustinYen-Hwei Lin’s research has focused on phonological representations and constraints with particular interests in feature theory, moraic and syllabic structures, the phonology-morphology interface, phonetically-based phonology, and Chinese phonology. She is the author of The Sounds of Chinese, co-editor of Lingua Sinica and an associate editor of Language and Linguistics.
College of Arts & Letters News
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick Named New Associate Dean for Research and Graduate StudiesCollege of Arts & Letters
May 27, 2025Kathleen Fitzpatrick has been appointed Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters, effective July 1, 2025, following a year serving in the interim role. A nationally recognized scholar of digital humanities, […] Read Now →
- Online Repository at MSU to Host NEH-funded Research Expanding Public AccessCollege of Arts & Letters
January 28, 2025Knowledge Commons, managed by Michigan State University, was awarded a multi-year contract from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host and make publicly available NEH-funded research through the KCWorks online repository. The NEH is an independent federal agency […] Read Now →
- MSU Researcher Awarded $650K NSF Grant to Expand Educational Opportunities Through Linguistics ProjectCollege of Arts & Letters
August 29, 2024Michigan State University Researcher and Assistant Professor of Linguistics Betsy Sneller was awarded $646,385 from the U.S. National Science Foundation, or NSF, to expand educational opportunities for students as part of the MI Diaries linguistics research project. Sneller and […] Read Now →
- Yen-Hwei Lin Recommended as Interim Dean of MSU’s College of Arts & LettersCollege of Arts & Letters
May 28, 2024Yen-Hwei Lin has been recommended to serve as Interim Dean of Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters, effective June 10. She will assume the role of Interim Dean Designee until the MSU Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, June 28. Pending board approval, […] Read Now →
- Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures Hosts Annual Award CeremonyCollege of Arts & Letters
May 3, 2023The Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures (LiLaC) hosted its annual awards ceremony on April 28 to honor its students for their outstanding work during the 2022-2023 academic year. In her opening remarks, Yen-Hwei Lin, Chair of the LiLaC Department, stated that this […] Read Now →
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