Feng Shengli is a professor of the School of Linguistics, Beijing Language and Culture University. He is currently the director of Zhang Huang Institute of Academic Theory of Beijing Language and Culture University, and chief professor of Tianjin University Language Science Center. His research interests include the study of Zhang Huang's academic thoughts, the history of Qianjia's "Libi" thought, exegetics, prosodic grammar, stylistic-register grammar, Chinese diachronic syntax, and ancient Chinese prosody literature. Published 16 academic monographs (including 2 in English, and 2 translated into English and Korean), and published more than 170 academic papers in Chinese and English. He is currently the co-editor of " Studies in Prosodic Grammar" and "Journal of Chinese Language" (JCL, SSCI index).

Ma Qiuwu is a professor of Beijing Language and Culture University, Bachelor and Master in English from Tianjin Normal University, PhD in English Language and Literature from Beijing Normal University, third-level professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Foreign Languages of Nankai University, Dean of Tongji University School of Foreign Languages, Tongji Distinguished Professor, PhD supervisor, second-level professor of Fudan University School of Foreign Languages. In 2003, he was selected as a doctoral supervisor in Nankai University, and in 2005 he was a post-doctoral supervisor. In 2006, he was selected as the New Century Excellent Talent of the Ministry of Education. He is currently one of the editors-in-chief of " Studies in Prosodic Grammar", editorial board member of "Contemporary Linguistics", "Modern Foreign Languages", "Foreign Languages and Their Teaching", "Journal of Beijing International Studies University" and other publications, chairman of the 6th International Conference on Rhythm, undergraduate teaching of the Ministry of Education Qualified evaluation and review evaluation expert, member of the National Educational Steering Committee for Master's Degree in Translation, member of Shanghai Municipal Educational Steering Committee for Master's Degree in Translation, Executive Director of the Chinese Society for Modernization of Languages, Chairman of the Research Society of Chinese International Communication, etc. Main research areas are linguistic theory and application. He presided over 6 scientific research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level. He has published more than 80 academic papers in important core journals, including Chinese Language, Contemporary Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Modern Foreign Languages, and Foreign Language Teaching and Research, in the linguistic and linguistic circles at home and abroad, as well as more than 20 compiled books and monographs. In recent years, in accordance with the agreement of the Commercial Press, he continuously translated “Doing Optimality Theory (John J. McCarthy, 2008)” “Tone in Lexical Phonology (Douglas Pulleyblank, 1986) ” “Phonology and Syntax: the Relation between Sound and Structure (E. Selkirk, 1984)” “Intonational Phonology (Robert Ladd, 1986/2008)” “The Sound Pattern of English” (Noam Chomsky & Morris Halle, 1968)” five monographs with more than 3 million words.