Shoishi Iwasaki is professor in the Department of  Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hajime Hoji is associate professor of linguistics and East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Southern California. Patricia M. Clancy is chair of the Department of Linguistics at University of California, Santa Barbara. Sung-Ock Sohn is professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and coordinator of the Korean language program at the University of California, Los Angeles.