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Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology, City University of Hong Kong
Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Phonetic accommodation of tone: Reversing a tone merger-in-progress via imitation
Lin, Y., Yao, Y. & Luo, J., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Phonetics. 87, 101060.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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The effect of morphological structure on semantic transparency ratings
Wang, S., Huang, C. R., Yao, Y. & Chan, A., 5 Apr 2019, In: Language and Linguistics. 20, 2, p. 225-255 31 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Encoding emotion in Chinese: a database of Chinese emotion words with information of emotion type, intensity, and valence
Lin, J. & Yao, Y., Oct 2016, In: Lingua sinica.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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On the cognitive basis of contact-induced sound change: Vowel merger reversal in Shanghainese
Yao, Y. & Chang, C. B., 1 Jun 2016, In: Language. 92, 2, p. 433-467 35 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Integrating talker and message in language processing: the influence of speaker gender on sentence prediction in Mandarin Chinese
Feng, Y., Yao, Y. & Xiang, M., Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Barner, D., Bramley, N. R., Ruggeri, A. & Walker, C. M. (eds.). Vol. 47. p. 1940-1947Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
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Activities
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Yao, Y. (Visiting researcher)
19 May 2025 → 23 May 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Examining speech processing under social, emotional, and attitudinal lenses
Yao, Y. (Invited speaker)
19 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Socially-situated speech processing: The roles of emotion, social biases and social meanings
Yao, Y. (Invited speaker)
21 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Journal of Phonetics (Journal)
Yao, Y. (Editorial board member)
13 Dec 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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NYU Abu Dhabi
Yao, Y. (Visiting researcher)
20 Nov 2024 → 23 Nov 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution