益语团队“儿童听觉工作记忆测试软件”获国家专利批准

近日，同济大学益语儿童语言研究团队在于珏老师的指导下，依托大学生创新创业训练计划项目，带领本科生团队研发的“儿童听觉工作记忆测试软件V1.0”正式获得国家版权局颁发的计算机软件著作权登记证书！该软件基于MATLAB开发，旨在精准、高效地评估儿童听觉工作记忆能力。通过自动化呈现数字音频序列、记录被试反应数据，软件实现了测试流程的标准化，减少了人为误差。同时，软件支持测试数据的完整记录、保存与后续分析，并内置绘图功能，可直观展示评估结果。清晰的用户界面与明确的操作流程，使得该工具不仅适用于科研场景，也为儿童发展评估工作提供了有力支持。这一成果的取得，展现了益语团队在儿童认知发展评估以及跨学科融合方面的综合能力。成员们在项目实践中掌握了需求分析、界面设计、功能实现与测试优化的全流程，体现了将专业知识转化为实际工具的技术实力。益语团队在于珏老师的指导下，专注儿童语言习得及发展规律，关注言语障碍儿童的语言健康问题，以关爱特殊儿童为宗旨，通过爱心服务、爱心科普、爱心陪伴为语言障碍儿童提供支持。未来，我们将持续探索科技在儿童发展评估领域的应用，开发更科学、便捷的工具，为儿童健康成长提供支持。

王婷、Yong-cheol Lee：Ranking the acoustic cues of contrastive focus in Taiwan Mandarin: Evidence from number words

Abstract: This study investigated the interaction between tone and corrective focus in Taiwan Mandarin using phone number strings formatted as (NNN)-(NNN)-(NNNN). Both production and perception experiments were conducted to examine the contrastive focus prosody of each lexical tone using number words. The study hypothesized that contrastive focus prosody in Taiwan Mandarin would be weaker and less distinct than in Beijing Mandarin. Results from the production experiment revealed unique patterns

蒋宇涵、王婷：Patterns of AAC use and communicative functions in minimally verbal autistic children following introduction of AAC tools and caregiver training: A corpus-based analysis

Abstract: BackgroundResearch on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for autistic children often focuses primarily on request-based skills. However, growing evidence highlights the importance of broader functional applications.MethodsThis study employed a corpus-based design to describe patterns of change following the introduction of caregiver-mediated, low-tech aided AAC tools and training aimed at increasing spontaneous communication and functional diversity in preschool and schoo

蒋宇涵、王婷：Speech prosody and pragmatic scalar inferences: Divergent cognitive strategies in adults with high and low levels of autistic traits

Abstract: BackgroundGiven the communicative challenges associated with autistic traits (ATs), individuals with higher levels of ATs can sometimes make certain pragmatic inferences, such as quantifier scalar implicatures. However, it remains unclear whether they can effectively integrate prosodic cues when drawing these inferences.MethodsThis study examines scalar quantifier interpretations and reaction time (RT) among Mandarin-speaking adults using computer-based Picture-Sentence Judgment Selec

赵信娴、Aine Ito、杨小虎：Contributions of Language-Specific and Domain-General Cognitive Abilities to the Comprehension of Focus Prosody in Jianghuai Mandarin: Effects of Age

Abstract A growing body of research has explored the cognitive factors influencing aging adults’ recognition of spoken words and phrases. In contrast, research on the cognitive contributions to speech prosody comprehension in tonal languages across adulthood remains relatively limited. This study aimed to bridge this gap by investigating the contributions of language-specific and domain-general cognitive factors to focus prosody comprehension performance among aging speakers of Jianghuai Mand