I am a Ph.D. student here in the Linguistics Department at the Ohio State University.  I have a broad range of interests which covers not only various linguistic aspects of the English language in all periods but also their theoretical and practical applications to other areas of English studies such as English literature.  My main areas of interest are English (historical) morphosyntax, interaction between linguistics and literature, and syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in general.  So far, I have worked on various topics in the morphology, syntax, and pragmatics of English from both synchronic and diachronic standpoints.
            My career goal is to make significant contributions to English linguistics and grammar, thereby following the nonnative English scholarship exemplified by such eminent scholars as Otto Jespersen (who wrote the monumental Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles) and R. W. Zandvoort (who founded the academic journal English Studies, a leading journal in the field of English language and literature).
            I am a Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as my personal savior.   I am a member of the Korean Church of Columbus.  I am married to Hee-Johng Kim.  We have three lovely children, Brian (6 years), Michelle (4 years), and Joseph (1 year).  Here are some pictures of my happy family (forthcoming).  All my family and I love classical music and movies.

Current Projects
        1.  My Ph.D. dissertation on the synchrony and diachrony of the English prepositional passive, which I am hoping to finish before the summer of 2000.
        2.  The semantics and pragmatics of the English tough-subject.
        3.  A lexicalist analysis of the prepositional passive in contemporary English.
        4.  In addition to the above research projects, I am also developing a course for the history of the English language, which is intend to inspire and guide students to more actively and intellectually pursue their interest in the development of the language through a journey full of many intriguing but hard-to-handle questions in contemporary English and relevant diachronic and sociolinguistic insights. If you are interested, here is my teaching philosophy.

Curriculum Vitae

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Mailing Address
        Linguistics Department
        222 Oxley Hall
        The Ohio State University
        Columbus, Oh 43210

E-Mail address
        gyoongo@ling.ohio-state.edu
        go.2@osu.edu

Phone
        614-292-3802 (office)
        614-292-8833 (fax)
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