Variation in Nonnative Varieties of English
Dr Bao Zhiming's research interest is in theoretical phonology and contact linguistics. He was born and raised in Shanghai, China, and received his early education there. In 1985, he went to study linguistics at MIT and wrote a 1990 doctoral dissertation on tone, which was revised and published by Oxford University Press in 1999 (The structure of tone). Since coming to Singapore in 1993, Bao has been fascinated by Singapore English, which he believes offers insight into how competing grammars (Chinese and English in this case) negotiate their competition into a new grammar. He has contributed numerous articles in both phonology and contact linguistics to major scholarly journals and edited volumes. Currently, he is Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore.