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Lilong Xu received her PhD in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition from the University of Cambridge. She holds a BA in English and Mathematics and an MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Lilong joined the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in Chinese in 2025, after serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research focuses on bilingualism and bidialectalism, specifically examining how learners acquire Chinese grammar and the developmental stages involved. Key interests include the cognitive psycholinguistic mechanisms underlying bilingualism and language-related wellbeing. She is currently engaged in research on L3 Chinese acquisition among Spanish–Catalan bilinguals. Lilong has published various articles in reputable journals, contributing to the fields of clinical linguistics, phonetics, and applied linguistics. Her works explore dependency resolution in L2 Chinese learners and the effects of aging on language processing. She actively participates in international conferences to present her research findings.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Lecturer in the Department of Chinese.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University • Shanghai, China
Conducted research in bilingualism and bidialectalism.