Jieun Kiaer

Professor of Korean Linguistics at Oxford

Prof. Jieun Kiaer is the YBMK KF Professor of Korean Linguistics at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Designing a Future for
AI Natives

Jieun Kiaer is the Professor of Korean Linguistics at Oxford and her new book, The Future of Syntax: Asian Perspectives in an AI Age, explores the complexity within Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, arriving at insights that veer away from traditional approaches to formal syntax.

Prof. Jieun Kiaer is the YBMK KF Professor of Korean Linguistics at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. She is a prolific author, publishing extensively in the fields of linguistics, Asian studies, and translation.

Her recent research focuses on the future of human language, social media behaviours, big data, and AI linguistics. With her expertise as a linguist, pragmatist, and specialist in Asian studies, Prof. Kiaer is uniquely positioned to address the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its impact on language.

Her recent publications include Emoji Speak (Bloomsbury, 2023) and The Future of Syntax : Asian Perspectives in an AI age (Bloomsbury, 2023), Conversing in the Metaverse (Bloomsbury, 2024) and Whose Language is English (Yale, 2024).

Find out more about her work here: https://www.ames.ox.ac.uk/people/jieun-kiaer