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Prof. PENG Gang received his Ph.D. in Language Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2002. Before he joined the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies in 2016, he worked at the

  • Language Engineering Laboratory (LEL) at City University of Hong Kong (LEL moved to the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004);
  • the Signal, Speech and Language Interpretation Lab at the University of Washington;
  • the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at University of Hong Kong;
  • again LEL at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Peng has been awarded a series of external competitive grants: five General Research Fund (GRF) grants (Grant # 448413, 14408914, 15607518, 15610321, and 15617425) of Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (RGC), three grants (Grant # 11074267, 11474300, and 11974374) of the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and recently a prestigious grant (Grant # RFS2122-5H01) of RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) 2021/2022. Moreover, he has additionally taken care of another two GRF grants (Grant # 14411314 and 15608318) originally awarded to other colleagues.

Doctoral students supervised since he joined PolyU in 2016 are as follows:

WU FuqianPhD (in progress)
ZHANG GaodePhD (in progress)
ZHANG YuPhD (in progress)
HU YiyingPhD (in progress)
YANG YifanPhD (in progress)
QI JingPhD (in progress)
SHU YuqinPhD (in progress)
JI JinxinPhD (in progress)
LI JiaxinPhD (in progress)
YE YanyuanPhD (2026, Postdoctoral Fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
CHUAI Lin DALS (2025)
WENG YiPhD (2025, Research Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
RONG YichengPhD (2022, Lecturer at Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
FENG YanPhD (2022, Assistant Professor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
CHEN FeiPhD (2021, Full Professor at Hunan University)
ZHANG KailePhD (2020, Research Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
SHI JinfangDALS (2020, Full Professor at East China Jiaotong University)

 

研究興趣

  • Prof. Peng's central focus is to investigate how language is represented and processed in the human brain, and how different cultures, reflected in their languages, shape perception differently. He adopts a broad multidisciplinary perspective for the study of language and the brain, with primary focus on the two most distinct features of Chinese language, i.e., lexical tones and logographic script. His research team has been investigating speech mechanisms of typically developing children and atypically developing children — children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since around 2015. Moreover, his team is also researching on novel speech intervention methods for children with ASD. Some of the representative articles are listed below in four categories:
  • Development of fine-grained speech perception of typically developing children (# denotes student author, and * denotes corresponding author)
  • Weng, Y., Rong, Y., & Peng, G*. (2024). The development of audiovisual speech perception in Mandarin‐speaking children: Evidence from the McGurk paradigm. Child Development, 95(3), 750-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14022
  • Feng, Y.# & Peng, G.* (2023). Development of categorical speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children and adolescents. Child Development, 94(1), 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13837
  • Chen, F.#, Peng, G.*, Yan, N., & Wang, L. (2017). The development of categorical perception of Mandarin tones in four-to seven-year-old children. Journal of Child Language, 44(6), 1413-1434. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000916000581
  • Speech perception of children with ASD:
  • Rong, Y.#, Weng, Y.#, Chen, F., & Peng, G.* (2022). Categorical perception of Mandarin lexical tones in language-delayed autistic children. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221138687
  • Chen, F.#, & Peng, G.* (2021). Categorical perception of pitch contours and voice onset time in Mandarin-speaking adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(11), 4468-4484.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00725
  • Chen, F.#, Zhang, H., Ding, H., Wang, S., Peng, G., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Neural coding of formant‐exaggerated speech and nonspeech in children with and without autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 14(7), 1357-1374.  https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2509
  • Speech production of children with ASD
  • Feng, Y.#, Chen, F.#, Ma, J., Wang, L., & Peng, G.* (2022). Production of Mandarin consonant aspiration and monophthong in children with autism spectrum disorders. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2022.2099302
  • Chen, F. #, Cheung, C. C. H., & Peng, G.* (2022). Linguistic tone and non-linguistic pitch imitation in children with autism spectrum disorders: A cross-linguistic investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(5), 2325-2343.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05123-4
  • Speech intervention methods for children with ASD
  • Yan, J., Chen, F.#, Gao, X., & Peng, G. (2021). Auditory-motor mapping training facilitates speech and word learning in tone language–speaking children with autism: An early efficacy study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(12), 4664-4681.  https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00029
  • Chen, F.#, Wang, L., Peng, G.*, Yan, N., & Pan, X. (2019). Development and evaluation of a 3-D virtual pronunciation tutor for children with autism spectrum disorders. PLoS One, 14(1), e0210858.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210858

    • Tao, R., Zhang, K., Feng, Y., Weng, Y., & Peng, G.* (2026). Suprasegmental aspects of phonetic feature representation in human cortex: An fMRI investigation of Cantonese lexical tones. Brain and Language, 274, 105702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105702
    • Rong, Y., Weng, Y. & Peng, G.* (2025). Development of extrinsic normalization of lexical tones in Cantonese-speaking children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(12), 5755-5770. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00812
    • Zhang, K., & Peng, G.* (2025). Unlocking the Barriers to Speech Normalization in L2: An EEG Study on Mandarin L2 Learners of Cantonese. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728925100369
    • Zhang, K., & Peng, G.* (2025). Accommodating Talker Variability in Noise With Context Cues: The Case of Cantonese Tones. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(9), 4188-4204. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00511
    • Zhang, K., & Peng, G.* (2025). The modulation of cognitive load on speech normalization: A neurophysiological perspective. Brain and language, 266, 105579.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105579
    • Kuang, C., Chen, F., Yan, J., & Peng, G. (2025). Reduced context effect on lexical tone normalization in children with autism spectrum disorder: A Speech-Specific Mechanism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-025-06775-2
    • Zhang, K., Li, D., & Peng, G.* (2024). Achieving perceptual constancy with context cues in second language speech perception. Journal of Phonetics, 103, 101299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2024.101299
    • Weng, Y., Rong, Y., & Peng, G. * (2024). The development of audiovisual speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children: Evidence from the McGurk paradigm. Child Development, 95(3), 750-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14022 
    • Rong, Y., Weng, Y., & Peng, G.* (2024). Processing of acoustic and phonological information of lexical tones at pre-attentive and attentive stages. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 39(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2023.2260022
    • Zhang, K., Tao, R., & Peng, G.* (2023). The advantage of the music-enabled brain in accommodating lexical tone variabilities. Brain and Language, 247, 105348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2023.105348 
    • Feng, Y.#, & Peng, G. #* (2023). Development of categorical speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children and adolescents. Child Development, 94(1), 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13837
    • Shi, J., Peng, G., & Li, D. (2023). Figurativeness matters in the L2 processing of collocations: Evidence from a self-paced reading experiment. Language Learning, 73(1), 47-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lang.12516
    • Chen, F., Xia, Q., Feng, Y., Wang, L., & Peng, G.* (2023). Learning challenging L2 sounds via computer assisted training: Audio-visual training with an airflow model. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 39(1), 34-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12724
    • Rong, Y., Weng, Y., Chen F., & Peng, G.* (2023). Categorical perception of Mandarin lexical tones in language-delayed children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 27(5), 1426–1437. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221138687
    • Zhang, H., Ma, W., Ding, H., Peng, G., & Zhang., Y. (2022). Phonological awareness and working memory in Mandarin-speaking preschool-aged children with cochlear implants. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(11), 4485-4497. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00059
    • Feng, Y., Peng, G.*, & Wang, W. S-Y. (2022). Categorical perception of lexical tones in Mandarin-speaking seniors. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(8), 2789–2800. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00584
    • Meng, Y., Chen, F., Feng, Y., Peng, G., & Zheng, W. (2022). Age-related differences of Mandarin tone and consonant aspiration perception in babble noise. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(9), 3438–3451. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00564
    • Chen, F., Cheung, C.C.H., and Peng, G.* (2022). Linguistic tone and non-linguistic pitch imitation in children with autism spectrum disorders: A cross-linguistic investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(5), 2325-2343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05123-4
    • Chen, F., & Peng, G.* (2021). Categorical perception of pitch contours and voice onset time in Mandarin-speaking adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(11), 4468-4484. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00725
    • Chen, F., Zhang, H., Ding, H., Wang, S., Peng, G., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Neural coding of formant‐exaggerated speech and nonspeech in children with and without autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 14(7), 1357-1374. 
    • Feng, Y., Meng, Y., Li, H., & Peng, G.* (2021). Effects of cognitive load on the categorical perception of Mandarin tones. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(10), 3794-3802. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00695
    • Yan, J., Chen, F., Gao, X., & Peng, G. (2021). Auditory-motor mapping training facilitates speech and word learning in tone language–speaking children with autism: An early efficacy study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(12), 4664-4681. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00029
    • Zhang, K., & Peng, G.* (2021). The time course of normalizing speech variability in vowels. Brain and Language, 222, 105028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105028 
    • Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Peng, G., Ding, H., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Bimodal benefits revealed by categorical perception of lexical tones in Mandarin-speaking kindergarteners with a cochlear implant and a contralateral hearing aid. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(12), 4238-4251. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00224
    • Chen, F., Wang, L., Chen, H., & Peng, G.* (2017). Investigations on Mandarin aspiratory animations using an airflow model. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 25(12), 2399-2409. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASLP.2017.2755400
    • Chen, F., Peng, G.*, Yan, N., & Wang, L. (2017). The development of categorical perception of Mandarin tones in four-to seven-year-old children. Journal of Child Language, 44(6), 1413-1434. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000916000581
    • Zhang, C., Pugh, K., Mencl, E., Molfese, P., Frost, S., Magnuson, J., Peng, G.*, & Wang, W. S-Y. (2016). "Functionally integrated neural processing of linguistic and talker information: An event-related fMRI and ERP study". NeuroImage, 124, 536-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.08.064
    • Ge, J.#, Peng, G. #*, Lv, B., Wang, Y., Zhu, Y., Niu, Z., Tan, L. H., Leff, A. P., & Gao, J. H. (2015). "Cross-language differences in the brain network subserving intelligible speech". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 112(10): 2972-2977. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1416000112
    • Peng, G.*, Zhang, C., Zheng, H, Minett, J. W., & Wang, W. S-Y. (2012). The effect of inter-talker variations on acoustic-perceptual mappings in Cantonese and Mandarin tone systems. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 55(2), 579–595. https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0025)
    • Peng, G.*, Zheng, H.-Y., Gong, T., Yang, R.-X., Kong, J.-P., & Wang, W. S-Y. (2010). The influence of language experience on categorical perception of pitch contours. Journal of Phonetics, 38(4),616-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2010.09.003

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