Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

My main area of interest is language processing. Language typically presents itself to us as a linear stream (of text, of sounds, of signs), which we are able to convert into complex mental objects. One analogy I like to use is weaving, such as in tatreez—the traditional art of Palestinian embroidery, called tatreez.

Lin is a PhD student in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at University of Cambridge. Before beginning her doctoral studies in October 2024, she earned a master’s degree in Translation Studies from Beijing University of Foreign Studies (2021–2024) and a bachelor’s degree in Translation from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (2017–2021).