Tonguquan Zhou | Language | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Tongquan Zhou has received rigorous academic training in the fields of linguistics and applied linguistics, laying a strong foundation for his interdisciplinary research. His educational journey has equipped him with deep insights into both theoretical and experimental approaches, fostering his passion for understanding the cognitive mechanisms underlying language.

As a professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, China, Dr. Zhou has developed a robust career centered on teaching, research, and academic leadership. He has led numerous interdisciplinary studies and cultivated an academic environment that bridges linguistics with cognitive science and technology. His role extends beyond the classroom, involving mentoring students, supervising research, and participating in academic policymaking within the university and broader scholarly community.

He has served as the principal investigator on approximately 10 major academic projects. These include three prestigious National Social Science Projects supported by the Chinese government and two Humanities and Social Sciences Projects sponsored by China’s Ministry of Education. These projects reflect his ability to secure competitive funding and lead interdisciplinary teams toward impactful research outcomes.

Dr. Zhou contributes to the global academic community through his service as a peer reviewer for high-impact journals, such as Journal of Psycholinguistics Research, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, PlosOne, Lingua, and System. His insights and expertise are highly valued, making him a trusted evaluator of scholarly work in linguistics and cognitive science.

Dr. Zhou’s primary research interests lie in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and cognitive linguistics, with a particular emphasis on experimental syntax. His work often intersects with fields such as music cognition and artificial intelligence, highlighting the cognitive and neural underpinnings of language processing. Through over 60 published works in both domestic and international journals—including Applied Linguistics, Brain and Language, Language and Cognition, and System—he has significantly advanced the understanding of how language functions in the mind and brain.

Dr. Tongquan Zhou exemplifies the qualities of a leading researcher through his innovative, interdisciplinary work in linguistics. His strong academic output, leadership in nationally funded projects, and contributions to cognitive and experimental linguistics make him a compelling candidate for the Research for Best Researcher Award. With a clear vision for the future of language studies and a growing influence across academic and applied domains, he stands out as a researcher driving meaningful progress in the field.

Title: Complementary advantages exhibited by ChatGPT and human readers in text reading inference
Authors: Tongquan Zhou, Yao Zhang, Siyi Cao, Yiming Yang
Title: Is ChatGPT like a nine-year-old child in theory of mind? Evidence from Chinese writing
Authors: Siyi Cao, Yizhong Xu, Tongquan Zhou, Siruo Zhou
Title: The immediate integration of semantic selectional restrictions of Chinese social hierarchical verbs with extralinguistic social hierarchical information in comprehension
Authors: Yajiao Shi, Tongquan Zhou, Simin Zhao, Zude Zhu
Title: Predicting pragmatic functions of Chinese echo questions using prosody: evidence from acoustic analysis and data modeling
Authors: Siyi Cao, Yizhong Xu, Tongquan Zhou, Anqi Wu
Title: On the Novel Chinese Modifier-Head Construction Shejian Shang de X: An Analysis of Meaning Construction
Authors: Siruo Zhou, Dan Xiong, Tongquan Zhou, Ping Pang
Title: Chinese JSL/JFL learners’ online perception of Japanese verb conjugations: Evidence from a behavioral study
Authors: Yi Xia, Xiao Han, Siyi Cao, Wei Wei Wu

Mr. Tonguquan Zhou | Language | Best Researcher Award