Dohyeon Kim

Linguistics Β· Cognitive Science Β· Neurolinguistics

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πŸ“ Seoul, South Korea
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I am Dohyeon Kim, a linguistic researcher with interests spanning sociolinguistics, cognitive systems, and the emerging intersection of linguistics and cognitive neuroscience.

My research focuses on three areas:

  1. Sociolinguistics β€” linguistic inequality and language variation in multicultural societies, with particular attention to the AI era
  2. Cognitive Systems β€” the relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic cognitive abilities
  3. Neurolinguistics (emerging interest) β€” whether Lakoffian hypotheses on conceptual metaphor find support in cognitive neuroscience

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Sociolinguistics
Linguistic inequality and language variation in multicultural societies
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Cognitive Linguistics
Neural basis of conceptual metaphor and embodied cognition
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Discourse Analysis
Pragmatics and discourse markers in Korean and heritage languages

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Jun 10, 2026 πŸš€ Portfolio site is live! Check out my latest projects.
May 20, 2026 πŸŽ“ Currently studying at Academy β€” building skills in full-stack development and software engineering.
Apr 01, 2026 πŸ’‘ Started working on new open-source projects β€” stay tuned for updates on GitHub.