王婷、夏丽、程璐璐：Is Simpler Better? Semantic Content Modulates the Emotional Prosody Perception in Mandarin-speaking Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract: Introduction:It is still under debate whether and how semantic content will modulate the emotional prosody perception in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study aimed to investigate the issue using two experiments by systematically manipulating semantic information in Chinese disyllabic words. Method: The present study explored the potential modulation of semantic content complexity on emotional prosody perception in Mandarin-speaking children with ASD. Two emot

陈宇、王婷、丁红卫：Effect of Age and Gender on Categorical Perception of Vocal Emotion Under Tonal Language Background

Abstract: Purpose: Categorical perception (CP) manifests in various aspects of human cognition. While there is mounting evidence for CP in facial emotions, CP in vocal emotions remains understudied. The current study attempted to test whether individuals with a tonal language background perceive vocal emotions categorically and to examine how factors such as gender and age influence the plasticity of these perceptual categories. Method:This study examined the identification and discrimination pe

陈宇、王婷、汤恩泽、丁红卫：Auditory Global–Local Processing Under Tonal Language Background: Effect of Attention and Autistic Traits

Abstract: Purpose:Neurotypical individuals show a robust “global precedence effect (GPE)” when processing hierarchically structured visual information. However, the auditory domain remains understudied. The current research serves to fill the knowledge gap on auditory global–local processing across the broader autism phenotype under the tonal language background. Method:This study examined auditory global–local processing styles in 37 Mandarin-speaking young adults (age: M = 20.35, SD = 2.32; 19

王婷、蒋宇涵：汉语孤独症谱系障碍儿童双音节词情绪韵律模仿声学实验研究

摘要：本研究通过考察孤独症谱系障碍和典型发展儿童对五种情绪韵律(高兴、生气、难过、害怕和中性)的模仿跟读的平均音高、音高范围、音高标准差、音长和平均音强,探讨了两组儿童在情绪表达方面声学表现的异同以及自上而下的语义信息对模仿产出的影响。结果显示,孤独症谱系障碍儿童产出的平均音高、音长和平均音强与典型发展儿童相似,但音高范围和音高标准差显著小于典型发展儿童。语义信息主要影响孤独症谱系障碍儿童模仿难过情绪的音长及害怕和难过的平均音强,这可能与其在语音-语义信息整合方面的缺陷有关,也可能是由于其大脑通路异常,导致难以同时进行自上而下的语义加工和自下而上的语音加工。综合来看,孤独症谱系障碍在双音节词情绪韵律模仿方面存在一定优势,但在语音和语义整合加工方面存在困难。原载《实验语言学》2024年第13卷第4号

我中心三位博士生获得第二届“赵元任语言实验之星”奖

近期，经来自全国各高校和研究机构的二十多位语言实验专家评审以及评选委员会审议，第二届“赵元任语言实验之星”于2024年11月评选出6名获奖者及6名提名奖，我院三位博士生获奖。三位博士生均来自言语-语言加工研究中心，其中季金鑫获得“赵元任语言实验之星”奖，赵信娴、蒋宇涵分别获得“赵元任语言实验之星”奖提名奖。2022级博士生季金鑫（导师：杨小虎教授），获奖论文“Age Effects on Prosodic Boundary Perception”于2024年发表在Psychology and Aging第3期。该研究通过控制影响汉语韵律边界感知的三个主要线索，进一步揭示了老年人语言韵律感知的机制。研究结果支持“冗余信息假说”（the redundancy hypothesis），表明相比单一线索，多个语音线索的结合显著提升了老年人的语音感知水平。2021级博士生赵信娴（导师：杨小虎教授），获奖论文“Aging affects auditory contributions to focus perception in Jianghuai Mandarin”于2024年发表在The Jou