Jiang Lansheng

Jiang Lansheng is a Chinese professor, academician, and director of the Department of Literature and Philosophy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). She is also a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and president of the China Association for Lexicography. Jiang presided over the revision of Xinhua Dictionary (11th edition), and the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (6th edition). After graduation from Peking University, she worked as a middle school teacher in Shanxi Province and later at the High School Affiliated to Peking University. From October 1998 to October 2006, Jiang served as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

In August 2006, she was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. From March 2003 to February 2013, she was elected member and later standing committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In 2008, with the approval of the French government, Jiang Lansheng was awarded an honorary doctorate by the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.

Academic contributions

Jiang Lansheng's academic expertise lies in Chinese historical vocabulary and grammar, grammaticalization theory, language contact theory, and lexicography. She has published over 100 academic papers, 15 monographs and reference books, and 4 translations. Jiang Lansheng is a standing director of the Chinese Linguistic Society, and former president of the Chinese Lexicographical Society.