Past Events

A special meeting sponsored by RCLCN

A special meeting sponsored by RCLCN Talk 1: Brain disorders Prof. KONG Jiangping (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University Center for Chinese Linguistics, Peking University) Talk 2: Discuss their research at the Linguistics Laboratory of Peking University Prof. WU Xiyu (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University

RCLCN/CBS Research Seminar

RCLCN/CBS Research Seminar Talk 1: Overhearing as amechanism for language learning in autistic and non-autistic children Prof. Sudha Arunachalam (Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University) Talk 2: Navigating the word-learning maze: Cues in thelab and cues in real life Dr. Angela Xiaoxue HE (Academy of Language and Culture, Hong Kong Baptist University) Date: 17 December 2024 (Tuesday)

Scientific Explorations through Automatic Tone Recognition: From Speech Analysis to Model-Brain Alignment

Scientific Explorations through Automatic Tone Recognition: From Speech Analysis to Model-Brain Alignment Speaker: Prof. YUAN Jiahong (Professor School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China) The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence in recent years has created new opportunities for research at the intersection of linguistics, neur

How does the cerebellum contribute to language learning? A linguistic extension of the internal model account

How does the cerebellum contribute to language learning? A linguistic extension of the internal model account Speaker: Miss LIU Zhuoya (PhD Student Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: 16 November 2024 (Saturday)

[SNL 2024] Recruiting the “right” hemisphere in foreign language learning in ageing brain— Evidence from diffusion-MRI

[SNL 2024] Recruiting the “right” hemisphere in foreign language learning in ageing brain— Evidence from diffusion-MRI Speaker: Miss NG Sheung Wa Xavreila (Research Assistant Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: 25 October 2024 (Friday)

[SNL 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

[SNL 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 Speaker: Dr FONG Cheuk Man Manson (Research Assistant Professor Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: 25 October 2024 (Friday) Time: 16:30 -18:00 (Sydney, Australia time (UTC +11)) Venue: Poster Session at Great Hall 4, 16th Ann

[UBSN Research Seminar & Lab Visit] Harnessing the Structural MRI Scans in Cognitive Neuroscience Research

[UBSN Research Seminar & Lab Visit] Harnessing the Structural MRI Scans in Cognitive Neuroscience Research Speaker: Dr FONG Cheuk Man Manson (Research Assistant Professor Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: 27 September 2024 (Friday)

International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao 語言科學國際研討會：趙元任學術思想與跨學科研究

International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao 語言科學國際研討會：趙元任學術思想與跨學科研究 Introduction: The Faculty of Humanities at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), in collaboration with the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies and the Department of English and Communication, is pleased to announce the International Symposium on Language Sciences (ISLS): Interdisciplinary Research and the Legacy of Yuen Ren Chao.

[FH New Directions Lecture Series] The Linguistic Cerebellum: Comparisons Across Linguistic and Motor Domains

[FH New Directions Lecture Series] The Linguistic Cerebellum: Comparisons Across Linguistic and Motor Domains Speaker: Dr FONG Cheuk Man Manson (Research Assistant Professor Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: 23 April 2024 (Tuesday)

How do we understand the age-related increase in semantic priming?

How do we understand the age-related increase in semantic priming? Speaker: Dr FONG Cheuk Man Manson (Research Assistant Professor Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Overview: The semantic priming task is an invaluable tool for studying semantic processes in general and semantic impairment in language disorders in particular. To date, the vast majority of semantic priming research has been conducted in the visual modality based on the primed lexical decision task. Regarding cognitive