CHEN Shuwen

My research centers on experimental phonetics and psycholinguistics, with a core specialization in ultrasound imaging for articulatory analysis. My expertise spans speech production and perception, phonetics and phonology of Chinese languages, second language acquisition, and language acquisition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. My doctoral work and ongoing research focus on using ultrasound imaging techniques to address fundamental questions in articulatory phonetics and linguistic description.

Academic qualifications

2020PhD in Linguistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2014 MA in Linguistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2016-2017  Visiting Scholar, Haskins Laboratories, Yale University

Work Experience

2021-2022    Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

2022-Present Assistant Professor, Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Grants

2024  Chinese Academy of Social Sciences “Youth Development Program”: “Acquisition of Rhotics in Mandarin-Speaking Children” (Principal Investigator; Ongoing)

2023  Beijing Social Science Fund Youth Project: “Language Abilities of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Beijing” (Principal Investigator; Ongoing)

2022  Institute of Linguistics , Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Program: “Perception of Segments in Putonghua Learners from the Greater Bay Area” (Principal Investigator; Completed)

2022  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program: “Neural Mechanisms and Computational Modeling of Speech Intention Understanding” (Co-Investigator; Ongoing)

2023  Jiangsu Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Project: “Perception of Mandarin Tones by Native English Learners of Chinese” (Co-Investigator; Ongoing)

Publication

Chen, S., Gao, J., & Jia, Z. (2024). Production of Mandarin Chinese r-suffix by Mandarin-speaking Children: A preliminary study. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing (ISCSLP). Beijing, China.

Chen, S., Whalen, D. H., & Mok, P. P. K. (2024). What R Mandarin Chinese /ɹ/s? – Acoustic and articulatory features of Mandarin Chinese rhotics. Phonetica 8(5), 509-552. https://doi.org/10.1515/phon-2023-0023

Chen, S., Whalen, D. H., & Mok, P. P. K. (2024 Online First). Production of the English /ɹ/ by Mandarin–English Bilingual Speakers. Language and Speech. https://doi.org/10.1177/00238309241230895

陈树雯 (2023).《第二语言语音产出研究的理论基础及新进展》,《当代语言学》25(4),541-561.

Chen, S., & Wong., W.S.(2023). Influences of multi-language experience on Mandarin consonant perception.Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Prague, Czech.

Chen, S. (2022). An ultrasonic and acoustic investigation of tenseness in Northern Yi. Chinese Journal of Phonetics (中国语音学报). 17, 188-199.

Chen, S. (2022). A preliminary ultrasonic investigation of tenseness in Northern Yi. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing (ISCSLP), Singapore, pp. 56-60. doi: 10.1109/ISCSLP57327.2022.10037943.

熊子瑜、陈树雯（2022）《语音学研究》，《2021年中国语言学年鉴》，中国社会科学出版社。

Chen, S., Li, B., He, Y., Chen, S., Yang, Y., & Zhou, F. (2022). The effects of perceptual training on speech production of Mandarin sandhi tones by tonal and non-tonal speakers. Speech Communication, 139, 10-21.

Chen, S., & Mok, P. (2021). Articulatory and acoustic features of Mandarin /ɹ/: a preliminary study. Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing. Hong Kong. (Best Student Paper Award)

Chen, S. (2020). Production and perception of English rhotic sounds by Mandarin-English bilinguals. Chinese Journal of Phonetics(中国语音学报). 13. 132-138.

Chen, S., & Mok, P. (2019). Speech production of rhotics in highly proficient bilinguals: acoustic and articulatory measures. In Sasha Calhoun, Paola Escudero, Marija Tabain & Paul Warren (eds.) Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia.

Chen, S., & Mok, P. (2015). Question Intonation in Hong Kong English: Interaction between Cantonese and English. In The Scottish Consortium for ICPhS 2015 (eds.) Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Glasgow, UK.