2024

Wang, J., Wang, S., Fong, M. C-M., Ma, M. K. H., and Wang, W. S. Y. (Mar, 2024, Xi’an). What Can Complex Systems Theory Tell Us About Understanding in the Human-AI Communication System? In Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICNLP 2024) (pp. 650-656).

Chan, A., @Lai, J., & Mo, M. (2024). Sentence Repetition as a Diagnostic Screening Tool for Developmental Language Disorder in Cantonese: Evidence from the Cantonese LITMUS-Sentence Repetition Task. The Australian Linguistic Society Annual Conference 2024 (ALS2024). Australian National University, Australia. Nov 26-29, 2024.

Fong, M. C-M. (2024). Harnessing the Structural MRI Scans in Cognitive Neuroscience Research. UBSN Research Seminar & Lab Visit, PolyU, Hong Kong. Sep 27, 2024. [Oral]

Fong, M. C. M. (2024). MRI-based brian age estimation with convolutional neural networks (CNNs). 1st RISA Symposium on Brain Ageing, Imaging and Stimulation. March 13, 2024.

Fong, M. C. M. (2024). The Linguistic Cerebellum: Comparisons Across Linguistic and Motor Domains. FH New Directions Lecture Series. April 23, 2024. [Oral]

Ma, K. H. M. (2024). Age-related trajectory of resting-state EEG: spectral characteristics and signal complexity. 1st RISA Symposium on Brain Ageing, Imaging and Stimulation. March 13, 2024.

Polišenská, K., Chan, A., Kapalková, S., Chiat S., Chen, S., *Fu, N.C., *Hamdani, S., Janíková, M., Kan, R., & Zubáková, M. (2024). Crosslinguistic nonword repetition: Evidence across diverse language communities. Paper presented at Child Language Symposium 2024 (CLS2024), Newcastle University. UK. Jul 9-11, 2024.

*Srivastavaa, V., Chan, A. & Westerveld, M. F. (2024). Topics of personal narratives of Hindi-speaking children with and without Autism. Rapid impact talk presented at The Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) 2024 National Conference. Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. May 26-29, 2024.

Wang, W. B. (2024). A Preliminary Study on the Emotional Tone in Exclamatory Sentences in Different Age Groups Based on Xi’an Dialect. The 15th International Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics [第15届演化语言学国际研讨会], Hunan University, Hunan Provience, China. July 12-14, 2024. [Oral].

Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Whither Sapiens? International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao. May 10, 2024.

Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Chan, A., & Velleman, S. L. (2024). A 20-item caregiver speech-language screening for Cantonese preschool children: Preliminary validity and reliability. Presentation accepted as a virtual technical session for the 2024 ASHA Convention Virtual Program, Seattle, Washington, US. Dec 5-7, 2024

Xie, C. (2024). Exploring the Multifaceted Challenges of Aging: Unveiling Genetic, Neural, and Alzheimer's Insights in China and Beyond. The 15th International Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics [第15届演化语言学国际研讨会], Hunan University, Hunan Provience, China. July 12-14, 2024. [Oral].

Chen, X., Lin, J., Chan, A., Ullman Michael T., Wong, M. N., & Zhang, C. (2024). Reduced white matter integrity in Cantonese-speaking children with developmental language disorder: Preliminary evidence supporting the Procedural Circuit Deficit Hypothesis. Poster session presented at Society for the Neurobiology of Language , Brisbane, Australia. Oct 24-26, 2024.

Fong, M. C. M., Chen, J., Ma, M. K. M., Feng, Y.,  Li, F., Hui, N. Y., Ng, X. S. W., & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Reduced functional activation in the right Crus II is coupled with increased cerebral connectivity in processing linguistic violations — A study based on the auditory language localizer task. 16th Annual Meeting of Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Brisbane, Australia. Oct 25, 2024. [Poster]

*Hamdani, S., Chan, A., Polišenská, K., Kan, R. & Chiat, S. (2024). Nonword repetition in Urdu-speaking children with and without Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Poster presented at The International Association for the Study of Child Language Congress (IASCL 2024), Prague, Czech Republic. Jul 15-19, 2024.

Hui, L. L., Yu, Clare C. W., Chen, Fiona X. Y., Lau, Esther Y. Y., Hsiao, Janet H. W., Eskes, G., Li, T., Fong, M. C-M., Lo, K., Lo, T. W. S., Deng, H. B. (2024). Hong Kong Healthspan Project – A Study Protocol. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(2), 103660.

Liu, Z., Fong, M. C. M., & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). How does the cerebellum contribute to language learning? A linguistic extension of the internal model account. California Meeting on Psycholinguistics, UC San Diego. Nov 16-17, 2024. [Poster]

Ng, X. S. W., Fong, M. C. M., Ma, M. K. M., Li, F., Chen, J., Hui, N. Y., Li, C. P. H. & Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). Recruiting the “right” hemisphere in foreign language learning in ageing brain — Evidence from diffusion-MRI. 16th Annual Meeting of Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Brisbane, Australia. Oct 25, 2024. [Poster]

Qi, J., Zhang, K., & Peng, G. (2024). Semantics Outperforms Prosody in Emotional Speech Processing: Evidence from a Complex Stroop Experiment. Paper presented at The 38th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, 7-9 December 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

Shu, Y., Weng, Y., Tao, R. & Peng, G. (2024). Mandarin speakers prefer explicit visual cues in learning Cantonese tones: an eye-tracking study. Paper presented at The 38th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, 7-9 December 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

*Srivastavaa, V., Chan, A., & Westerveld, M. F. (2024). What topics do Hindi-speaking children, with and without Autism, talk about in their personal narratives. Poster presented at The International Association for the Study of Child Language Congress (IASCL 2024). Prague, Czech Republic. Jul 15-19, 2024.

Wan, A., Lau, D. K. Y., & Sheng, L. (2024). Chinese Writing-to-Dictation in Hong Kong Secondary School Students: Towards a Standardized Assessment Stimulus Set. Paper presented at The International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao, Hong Kong.

Wang, J. C., Wang, S. C., Fong, M. C. M., Ma, M. K. H., and Wang, W. S. Y. (2024). What Can Complex Systems Theory Tell Us About Understanding in the Human-AI Communication System? 6th International Conference on Natural Language Processing (ICNLP 2024), Xi'an, Mar 22-24, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNLP60986.2024.10692435

Ye, Y. & Peng, G. (2024). Mental Representation of Mandarin Tone 3: an Integrated Phonetic and Phonological Reflection. Paper presented at The 38th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, 7-9 December 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

Yu, J., & Sheng, L. (2024). Word learning in Mandarin-speaking preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder: The role of word characteristics. Poster session presented at 44th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.