Topics Can Be Adapted
A lecture can be adapted for a university, cultural center, teacher community, students or a professional audience.
Lectures
Lectures on Chinese Grammar, Translation and Methodology
Public lectures and seminars on Chinese grammar, translation, culture, politeness and teaching methodology for universities, cultural centers, teachers and students.
Topics
Talks and Possible Formats
27 March 2026speakeracademic conference
The Linguistic Landscape of a Capital City Metro: Beijing
An oral presentation on the linguistic landscape of the Beijing metro, listed in the SPbU Pure academic profile.
25 March 2026speakeracademic conference
What DeepSeek Does Not Say: Russian-Chinese Machine Translation
An oral presentation on the specifics of machine translation between Russian and Chinese, listed in SPbU Pure.
talkspeakerlecture / conference
Fifty Shades of (Im)politeness in Chinese Language and Culture
A public topic on language, culture, pragmatics and complex rules of communicative behavior.
talkspeakerseminar / conference
Article or Not an Article: That Is the Question
A topic at the intersection of grammar, reference and ways of describing the Chinese noun phrase.
A reason to talk
Editorial AI illustrationResearch beyond the article
A good conversation starts
with a question.
Where does a rule end?
Chinese grammar, usage and cases that do not fit into a short table.
Discuss a lectureCan everything be translated?
Meaning, terminology and the limits of literal translation between Russian and Chinese.
Discuss a lectureWhat can a Chinese book tell us?
Text, reading, punctuation and ways of organising knowledge.
Discuss a lectureTopics to discuss with universities, teachers and cultural organisations.
Publications
Research Background for Talks
Invitation