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Phonetics Laboratory

 
tonal phonology, tone sandhi, implicit learning, connectionist modelling

Biography

I am a first-year PhD student in the Phonetics Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of Prof Brechtje Post and Prof John Williams. My research centres on the implicit learning of tonal phonology and connectionist modelling. Prior to embarking on my doctoral study, I obtained an MPhil degree in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge. My MPhil dissertation delved into the implicit learning of tone-segment associations. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Additionally, I bring valuable experience from the Text-to-Speech (TTS) industry to my academic pursuits.

Research

tone sandhi, implicit learning, connectionist modelling

Publications

Key publications: 

Luo, X., Post, B. (2024) Implicit learning of tone-segment connections by adults with and without tonal language backgrounds. Proc. Speech Prosody 2024, 717-721. http://doi.org/10.21437/SpeechProsody.2024-145

Bakkouche, L., Cooper, S., Luo, X., Rees, M., Lau, E., McGhee, C., Alter, K., Post, B., & Schwarz, J. (2024). Research plan: Neural encoding of AI-generated speech prosody by L1 and L2 speakers. UKiS 2024 Cambridge. https://ukis2024.eng.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukis2024-Abstr... [Poster]

Luo, X., & Post, B. (2024). Implicit learning of tone-segment connections. British Association of Academic Phoneticians Colloquium 2024, Cardiff.  https://sites.google.com/view/baap-2024/en/programme  [Oral Presentation]

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching: 

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PhD Student

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