東海大學國際學院 Tunghai University the International College

David Wible

David Wible

David Wible

Title : Visiting Professor

Education : Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

OfficePhone : 39205

OfficeHour : By appointment

E-mail : wible@stringnet.org

Professional Experiences >>>

Professor Emeritus, National Central University
Distinguished Professor, National Central University
Dean, College of Liberal Arts, National Central University
Director, Language Center,National Central University
Professor, Tamkang University
Associate Professor, Providence University
Associate Professor, National Taiwan University
Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Instructor, Penn State University

Expertise >>>

Construction Grammar and Language Models
Chinese and English Syntax
Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy
Interdisciplinary and Liberal Arts Education

Journal Papers

Sort	Year	Name
1	2024	David Wible, Maggie Huang, Tzu-Yang Chao (2024). Zellig Harris’s Distributional Structure Renders Lexico- grammatical Constructions Discoverable to Learners. WORD, Vol. 70(4).
2	2024	Maggie Huang and David Wible (2024). Situating EAP Learners in their Disciplinary Classroom: How Taiwanese Engineering Majors ‘Read’ their Textbooks. English for Specific Purposes, Vol. 74, 1-18.
3	2020	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2020). Constructions and the Problem of Discovery: A Case for the Paradigmatic. Corpus Linguistics & Linguistic Theory, Vol. 16(1), 67-93.
4	2014	C.W. Kao and David Wible (2014). A Meta-analysis on the Effectiveness of Grammar Correction in Second Language Writing. English Teaching & Learning, Vol. 38, pp. 29-69.
5	2014	B. Reynolds and David Wible (2014). Frequency in Incidental Language Acquisition Research: An Undefined Concept and Some Consequences. TESOL Quarterly Vol. 48, pp. 843-861.
6	2011	David Wible, Anne Li-er Liu, and Nai-Lung Tsao (2011) “A Browser-based Approach to Incidental Individualization of Vocabulary Learning,” Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning Vol.27, 530-543.
7	2009	Nai-Lung Tsao, Chin-Hwa Kuo, David Wible, and Tsung-Fu Huang (2009) "A Syntax-based Retrieval System for Language Learning," Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol 12(1), 73-81.
8	2006	David Wible, Chin-Hwa Kuo, Meng Chang Chen, Nai-Lung Tsao, and Chong-Fu Hong (2006) “A Ubiquitous Agent for Unrestricted Vocabulary Learning in Noisy Digital Environments,” in Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4053 pp. 503-512.
9	2003	David Wible, Chin-Hwa Kuo, Nai-Lung Tsao, Anne Liu, Hsiu-Ling Lin (2003) “Bootstrapping in a Language Learning Environment,” Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning, vol 19 #1, pp. 90-102.
10	2003	Chin-Hwa Kuo, David Wible, Meng-Chang Chen, Li-Chun Sung, and Chia-Lin Chio (2003) “The Design of a Synchronous Virtual Writing Clinic,” Journal of Information Science and Engineering, vol 19 #2, pp. 245-265.
11	2002	Chin-Hwa Kuo, David Wible, Meng-Chang Chen, Li-Chun Sung, Nai-Lung Tsao, and Chia-Lin Chio (2002) “Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Web-based Interactive Language Learning System,” Journal of Educational Computing Research, Vol. 27(3), 2002.
12	2001	David Wible, Chin-Hwa Kuo, Feng-yi Chien, Anne Liu, and Nai-Lung Tsao (2001) “A Web-based EFL Writing Environment: Exploiting Information for Learners, Teachers, and Researchers,” Computers and Education vol. 37, pp. 297-315.
13	2001	David Wible, Chin-Hwa Kuo, Nai-lung Tsao, Anne Liu (2001) “An Online Writing Platform for Language Learners” Journal of Universal Computer Science. vol 7, no. 3, pp. 278-89.
14	2001	Chin-Hwa Kuo, David Wible, and Nai-Lung Tsao (2001) “On Designing a Web-based English Writing Environment and Learner Corpus,” IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems. Vol E84-D.
15	2001	Chin-Hwa Kuo, David Wible, Chia Lin Chio (2001) “A Synchronous EFL Writing Environment for the Internet” Journal of Universal Computer Science. vol 7, no. 3, pp. 240-53.
16	2000	David Wible and Eva Chen (2000) “Linguistic Limits on Metalinguistic Negation: Evidence from Mandarin and English,” Language and Linguistics, Vol. 2, pp. 233-255.
17	1996	David Wible (1996) “Generative Linguistics and Wittgenstein Problems with Rules,” Journal of Humanities, Vol.8, pp.125-139.

Conference Papers

Sort	Year	Name
1	2021	Tzu-Hsuan Yu and David Wible (2021) The Limits of Items: Uncovering the Tacit Dimensions of Multiword Expressions. 53rd Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
2	2021	David Wible, Hsin-Ying Huang & Tzu-Yang Chao (2021) What does it Take for L2 Learners to Recognize and Comprehend Unknown Lexico-grammatical Constructions in Context? 11th International Conference on Construction Grammar (ICCG11) Antwerp, Belgium.
3	2019	Maggie Huang and David Wible (2019) Meaning across Modes in University Science Texts: Uncovering a Hidden Challenge to L2 Science Students. British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Annual Conference, Manchester, UK.
4	2019	Maggie Huang and David Wible (2018) Situated Representations in a Lecture-based and a Project-based Course: A Preliminary Comparison (Poster). European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) SIG 2 Biennial Conference. Freiburg, Germany.
5	2017	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2017) Computational Modeling of Constructions: Surprises it can Reveal about Prototypicality, Idiomaticity, and Acquisition. Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association. City University, Hong Kong.
6	2016	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2016) Word Midas powered by StringNet: Discovering Lexico-grammatical Constructions in Situ. System Demo, COLING International Conference on Computational Linguistics. Tokyo, Japan.
7	2016	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2016) Beyond Lists & Listemes: Discovering Patterned Contexts of Words from AWL. ICAME. Chinese University, Hong Kong.
8	2015	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2015) Construction-specific Lexical Dependencies and Tools for their Discovery. Technology for Second Language Learning Conference (TSLL). Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
9	2015	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2015) Corpus-derived Tools for Identifying Lexico-grammatical Patterns In Vivo. English Linguistics and Corpora, Paris
10	2014	T.C. Yen, and David Wible (2014). Detecting Writer Stance in Academic Reading—An Investigation of Reading Comprehension Tests in GRE and TOEFL.
11	2014	C.W. Kao and David Wible (2014). An Investigation into the Notion of Error Type in Focused Feedback Effectiveness. Paper presented at The 19th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan: Waseda University.
12	2013	Nai-Lung Tsao and David Wible (2013) “Word Similarity Using Constructions as Contextual Features,” Joint Symposium on Semantic Processing, Trento, Italy.
13	2013	Ping-Yu Huang, Nai-Lung Tsao, Chien-Ming Chen, David Wible (2013) “A Corpus-based Tool for Exploring Domain-specific Collocations in English,” PACLIC, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 21-24, 2013.
14	2013	David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao (2013) A Corpus-derived Language Model that Distinguishes Degrees of Lexical Substitutability in Context,” Annual Conference of the American Association of Corpus Linguistics, San Diego, CA.

Research Projects

Sort	Year	Name
1	2024	On Discovering Constructions in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023-2025. # 112- 2410-H-008-021
2	2020	“Further Investigations into Lexico-grammatical Constructions and the Conditions for their Discovery by Second Language Learners.” 2020-2023. #109-2410-H-008-049
3	2019	“Lexico-grammatical Constructions and the Conditions for their Discovery by Second Language Learners.” 2019-2020. #108-2410-H-008-041
4	2018	“Modeling Linguistic Constructions: Contextual Correlates of Constructional Meaning.” 2018. #107-2410-H-008-046
5	2017	“Constructions at the Center: Theory and Resources for a Sign-based Approach to Second Language Vocabulary.” 2017-2018. #106-2511-S-008 -010
6	2016	“The Next Generation StringNet Lexico-Grammatical Language Model: Resources for Discovering and Applying Grammatical Construction Knowledge.” 2016-2017. #105-2511-S-008-008
7	2013	Projects on Digital Learning and Technology; International Collaboration in Language Modeling and Learner Language Research, 2013-2016. #102-2511-S-008-006
8	2011	Projects on Digital Learning and Technology, 2011-2014. #100-2511-S-008-005; “A New Breed of Machine Tractable Language Model for Digital Language Learning.”
9	2009	Ministry of Economic Affairs (R.O.C.) Grant #98-EC-17-A-29-S2-0014 “Establishing a Center for Innovation in Writing Instruction” June 2009-May 2010.
10	2007	City University of Hong Kong, Grant for Research on Web-based University-wide Language Enhancement. January 2007-June 2008.
11	2000	Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Visiting Scholar Research Grant, Summers 2000, 2001, 2004
12	2000	Ministry of Education (R.O.C.), Individual project under Grand Project for Excellence in Learning Technology, Grant #89-H-FA07-1-4-2, “University English,” 2000-2004.