Professor Choi will give a research seminar on “The Role of Musical Instruments in Music-to-language Transfer” at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 8 November. [31 October 2023]
Double the joy in the lab as we celebrate birthdays and the Mid-Autumn Festival together! [13 September 2024]
We are enjoying the end-of-semester lunch. [19 July, 2024]
Our undergraduate researcher, Chan Lok Yan Stephanie, won the Best Oral Presentation Award in the Final Year Project Mini Conference! [24 May, 2024]
Professor Choi gave a thematic talk on “Nurturing future speech-language pathologists” at the University of Hong Kong JUPAS Information session 2024. [17 May, 2024]
Dr. Yu-fu Chien, our visiting scholar from Fudan University, gave a research seminar on "The Processing and Representation of Mandarin Tone Sandhi Words in Isolation and in Context: Evidence from Behavioral and ERP experiments". [17 May, 2024]
Professor Choi is elected as a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society for his outstanding scholarship in experimental psychology. [26 April, 2024]
Professor Choi gave a research seminar on "Cantonese Tone Perception in Punjabi Speakers: Implications for the Perceptual Assimilation Model for Suprasegmentals" at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. [23 April, 2024]
Nicole Chau, our intern, is recognised as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students of Hong Kong 2023 by the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association [29 January, 2024]
Our lab presented three studies at the International Conference on the Processing of East Asian Languages (ICPEAL). [8 December 2023]
Professor William Choi and Runqing Cheng (PhD student) presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in San Francisco, USA! [November 17, 2023]
Professor Choi gave a research seminar on "The Choice of Musical Instrument Matters: Musical Advantage in Tone Perception and Word Learning" at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. [31 October 2023]
Our lab embraced the spooky spirit with a frightfully fun Halloween lunch! [31 October 2023]
Tang Hei Yung Blanche has won the Best Presenter Award of BSc Final Year Project! [19 May]
![Our PhD student Doris Yu presented at the 20th International Congress of the Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) in Prague! [9 August]](https://spmusic.edu.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1952_page-0001-2-e1692343985430.jpg)
Our PhD student Doris Yu presented at the 20th International Congress of the Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) in Prague! [9 August]
Wu Chun Him Jason has won the Best BSc Final Year Project Award! [19 July]
Professor Choi gave an informative talk on Speech-language Pathology during HKU Information Day 2023. [28 October 2023]
News and events
Professor Choi will give a research seminar on “The Role of Musical Instruments in Music-to-language Transfer” at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 8 November. [31 October 2023]
Our manuscript entitled “Examining the cognitive and perceptual perspectives of music-to-language transfer: A study of Cantonese-English bilingual children” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology! [20 August, 2024]”
Our undergraduate researcher, Chan Lok Yan Stephanie, won the Best Oral Presentation Award in the Final Year Project Mini Conference! [24 May, 2024]
Professor Choi gave a thematic talk on “Nurturing future speech-language pathologists” at the University of Hong Kong JUPAS Information session 2024. [17 May, 2024]
Dr. Yu-fu Chien, our visiting scholar from Fudan University, gave a research seminar on “The Processing and Representation of Mandarin Tone Sandhi Words in Isolation and in Context: Evidence from Behavioral and ERP experiments”. [17 May, 2024]
Professor Choi is elected as a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society for his outstanding scholarship in experimental psychology. [26 April, 2024]
Professor Choi gave a research seminar on “Cantonese Tone Perception in Punjabi Speakers: Implications for the Perceptual Assimilation Model for Suprasegmentals” at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. [23 April, 2024]
Our study entitled “Musical advantage in lexical tone perception hinges on musical instrument: A comparison between pitched musicians, unpitched musicians, and non-musicians” is accepted for publication in Music Perception [30 Janurary, 2024]
Nicole Chau, our intern, is recognised as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students of Hong Kong 2023 by the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association [29 January, 2024]
Our lab presented three studies at the International Conference on the Processing of East Asian Languages (ICPEAL) [8 December, 2023]
Runqing presenting at the Psychonomic Society!
PhD student Runqing Cheng presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in San Francisco, USA! [17 November , 2023]Professor Choi gave a research seminar on “The Choice of Musical Instrument Matters: Musical Advantage in Tone Perception and Word Learning” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. [31 October 2023]
Professor Choi gave an informative talk on Speech-language Pathology during HKU Information Day 2023. [28 October, 2023]
Doris presenting at ICPhS!
PhD student Doris Yu presented at the 20th International Congress of the Phonetics Sciences! [9 August, 2023]Our lab has published a journal article titled “Does musicianship influence the perceptual integrality of tones and segmental information?” by Choi, W., & Lai, V. K. W. in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0020579 [11 August]
Our lab has published a journal article titled “The choice of musical instrument matters: Effect of pitched but not unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning” by Choi, W., To, C. Y., & Cheng, R. in Applied Psycholinguistics. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716423000358 [4 August]
Wu Chun Him Jason, our UG student researcher, has won the Best BSc Final Year Project Award! [19 July]
About Us
Welcome along! The Speech and Music Perception Laboratory is based in the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong.
Our lab integrates a research line in speech and music perception, presenting a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration. Specifically, we combine diverse areas of expertise, including speech science, music education, and neuroscience. By leveraging the collective knowledge of these disciplines, we seek to advance the theoretical understanding of the shared mechanisms underlying speech and music perception.
Our lab is a collaborative research platform, bringing together speech and music researchers from Hong Kong and overseas. This platform will facilitate knowledge exchange, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and promote a vibrant research community focused on speech and music perception.
Additionally, we aim to attract prospective local and international research postgraduate students, while providing research internship opportunities for taught postgraduate and undergraduate students to nurture their research interests.
Lastly, our lab is committed to translating research findings into practical resources for speech therapists, music teachers, and language teachers. By bridging the gap between research and practice, we aim to develop valuable tools and interventions that will enhance their professional work.
Email: choilab.hk@gmail.com
Tel: +852 3917 7621
Location: Room 720, 7/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong