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Publications

On this page, you will find a comprehensive collection of our published work, spanning innovative studies on a wide range of topics.

Refereed Journal Articles

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* Wu, Z., * Lam, C. & To, C. K. S. (accepted). Spontaneous generation of unconventional language and its link with grammatical performance in Chinese adults with and without ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

* Ambreen, S. & To, C. K. S. (in press). Review of the phonological system of contemporay Urdu spoken in Pakistan. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

2024

*Qi, X., Zhao, C., To, C. K. S. (2024). Empowering Hong Kong Chinese families with Autism: A preliminary study of the online Hanen More Than Words Program. Autism & Developmental Language https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415241245096

Yu, A. C. L., McAllister, R., Mularoni, N. & To, C. K. S. (2024). Atypical temporal sensitivity in coarticulation in autism: Evidence from sibilant-vowel interaction in Cantonese. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

2023

*Qi, X., *Ng, W. W. H., *Tsang, G. H. K., & To, C. K. S. (2023). Efficacy of a self-directed video-based caregiver-implemented language programme. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica https://doi.org/10.1159/000534022

*Gao, R., *Yuen, J. T., *Li, X. X., & To, C. K. S. (2023). Oral diadochokinetic performance on perceptual and acoustic measures for typically developing Cantonese-speaking preschool children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(5), 1445-1466. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00426

 

2022

*Ambreen, S., & To, C. K. S. (2022). Development of the Urdu speech assessment test. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 24(3), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/22087168.2022.12370374

To, C. K. S., McLeod, S., Law, T., & Sam, K. L. (2022). Predicting which children will normalize without intervention for speech sound disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(5), 1724-1741.

*So, K. K. H. & To, C. K. S. (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of screening tools for language disorders. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 801120. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.801220

2021

*Lok, J. S. Y., *Qi, X., & To, C. K. S. (2021). Using the More Than Words Program with Chinese families: A case-control study. Frontiers in Communication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.792758

 

*Ambreen, S., & To, C. K. S. (2021). Phonological development in Urdu-speaking children: A systematic review. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.

 

Maggu, A. R., Kager, R., To, C. K. S., Kwan, J., & Wong, P. C. M. (2021). Complexity promotes speech sound development: Evidence from meta-analysis review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1331.

 

Leung, C., Pin, T., Siu, A., Au, A., To, C. K. S. et al. (2021) Development and pilot evaluation of the cognition domain of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Assessment Scales for Toddlers. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 24(4), 244-255.

 

Lau, J., To, C. K. S., Kwan, J., Kang, X., Losh, M., Wong, P. C. M. (2021), Lifelong tone language experience does not eliminate deficits in neural encoding of pitch in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(9), 3291-3310.

 

2020

Franich, K., *Wong, H. Y., Yu, A. C. L., & To, C. K. S. (2020). Temporal coordination and prosodic structure in autism spectrum disorders: Timing across speech and non-speech motor domains. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(8), 2929-2949.

 

Yu, A. C. L., & To, C. K. S. (2020). Atypical context-dependent speech processing in autism. Applied Psycholinguistics, 41(5), 1045-1059.

 

2019

*Kok, E. & To, C. K. S. (2019). Revisiting the cut-off criteria of Intelligibility in Context Scale - Traditional Chinese. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in School, 50(4), 629-638.

 

2018

*Lam, K. Y. K., & To, C. K. S. (2018). Speech sound disorders or differences: Insights from bilingual children speaking two Chinese languages. Journal of Communication Disorders, 70, 35-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.09.002

 

*Law, T., Packman, A., Onslow, M., To, C. K. S., Tong, M. C. F., & Lee, K. Y. S. (2018). Rhythmic speech and stuttering reduction in a syllable-timed language. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 32(10), 932-949.

 

*Law, T. Packman, A., To, C. K. S., Lee, K. Y.-S., Tong, M. C.-F., & Onslow, M. (2018). The topography of stuttering in Cantonese. Folia Phoniatrica et aLodopaedica, 69, 110-117. doi: 10.1159/000481254

 

*Law, T., Packman, A., Lee, K. Y.-S., To, C. K. S., Tong, M. C.-F., & Onslow, M. (2018). Lexical tone and stuttering in Cantonese. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 32, 285-297. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2017.1359851

 

*Li, X. X., & To, C. K. S. (2018). A review of phonological development of Mandarin-speaking children. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26, 1262-1278. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0061

 

2017

*Cheng, S., Lam, G. Y. H., & To, C. K. S. (2017). Pitch perception in tone language-speaking adults with and without autism spectrum disorders. i-perception. doi: 10.1177/2041669517711200

 

*Li, X. X., To, C. K. S., & Ng, M. L. (2017). Effects of L1 one on perception of L2 tone - A study of Mandarin tone learning by native Cantonese children. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 20, 549-560. doi: 10.1017/S1366728916000195

 

2016

*Chan, K. K. L. & To, C. K. S. (2016). Do individuals with high-functioning autism who speak a tone language show intonation deficits? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46, 1784-1792. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2709-5

 

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2015

To, C. K. S., Lui, H. M., *Li, X. X., & Lam, G. Y. H. (2015). A randomized controlled trial of two syntactic treatment procedures with Cantonese-speaking school-age children with language disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58, 1258-1272. doi: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0140

 

*Law, C., To, C. K. S., Wong, W. Y. M., Lee, C. H. L., & Hui, L. W. O. (2015). Assessing vocabulary skills in Cantonese-speaking adolescents. Speech, Language and Hearing, 18, 219-228. doi: 10.1179/205072815Y.0000000005

 

To, C. K. S., McLeod, S., & Cheung, P. S. P. (2015). Phonetic variations and sound changes in Hong Kong Cantonese: Diachronic review, synchronic study, and implications for speech sound assessment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 29(5), 333-353. doi: 10.3109/02699206.2014.1003329

 

Antoniou, M., To, C. K. S., & Wong, P. C. M. (2015). The auditory cues that drive language development are language specific. Applied Psycholinguistics, 36(6), 1493-1507. doi:10.1017/SO142716414000514

 

2014

To, C. K. S., *Yim, S. Lam, G., & Iao, L. L. S. (2014). Persuasion in Chinese school age children with and without ASD. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 31, 231-240. doi: 10.1177/1088357614547888

*Ng, K. Y. M., To, C. K. S., & McLeod, S. (2014). Validation of the Intelligibility in Context Scale as a screening tool for preschoolers in Hong Kong. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 28, 316-328. doi: 10.3109/02699206.2013.865789

 

2013

*Wong, G. K. Y., To, C. K. S., Lee, A. M., Lam, G. Y. H., & Chan, A. Y. (2013). Effect of prenatal maternal depression on early speech sound acquisition. Speech, Language, and Hearing, 16, 215-220. doi: 10.1179/2050572813Y.0000000015

 

*Tang, I. N. Y., To, C. K. S., & Weekes, B. S. (2013). Riddle appreciation and reading comprehension in Chinese children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 44(4), 348-359. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2013/12-0091)

 

To, C. K. S., Cheung, P., & McLeod, S. (2013). The impact of demographic factors on speech sound acquisition in Hong Kong Cantonese. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 27(5), 323-338. doi: 10.1017/S1366728909990551

 

*Li, J. P. W., Law, T., Lam, G. Y. H., & To, C. K. S., (2013). Role of sentence final particles and prosodic cues in irony comprehension in Cantonese-speaking Children with and without ASD. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 27(1), 18-32. doi: 10.3109/02699206.2012.734893

 

To, C. K. S., Cheung, P., & McLeod, S. (2013). A population study of children's acquisition of Hong Kong Cantonese consonants, vowels, and tones. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 103-122. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388 (2012/11-0080)

 

To, C. K. S., Stokes, S., Man, Y., & T’sou, B. (2013). An analysis of noun definition in Cantonese. Language and Speech, 56(1), 105-124. doi: 10.1177/0023830912440794

 

2012

To, C. K. S., *Law, T., & Cheung, P. S. P. (2012). Treatment intensity in everyday clinical management of speech sound disorders in Hong Kong. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 462-465. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.688867

 

To, C. K. S., *Law, T., & *Li, X. X. (2012). The influence of additional language learning on first language learning in children with language disorders. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 47(2), 208-216. doi:10.111/j.1460-6984.2011.00105

 

2010

To, C. K. S., Cheung, H-T., Stokes, S., & T’sou, B. (2010). Narrative assessment for Cantonese-speaking children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53, 648–669. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0039)

 

Su, I-Fan, To, C. K. S., & Weekes, B. S. (2010). Hyperlexia in a Chinese-speaking child. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 23, 71-72. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.09.175

 

Book Chapters

 

To, C. K. S., & Cheung, P. S. P. (in press). Cantonese speeh development. In McLeod, S. (Ed.) The Oxford handbook of speech development in languages of the world. Oxford University Press.

 

Ambreen, S., & To, C. K. S. (in press). Urdu speeh development. In McLeod, S. (Ed.) The Oxford handbook of speech development in languages of the world. Oxford University Press.

 

2023

Yu, A. C. L., To, C. K. S., & Yao, Y. (2023). Child-directed speech as a potential source of phonetic precursor enhancement in sound change: Evidence from Cantonese. In Life Cycle of Language: Past, Present, and Future. Oxford University Press.

 

2015

To, C. K. S. (2015). Child language disorders in Cantonese-speaking children. In J. Patterson, & B. L. Rodriguez (Eds.) Multilingual perspectives on child language disorders. Multilingual Matters.

 

To, C. K. S. (2015). Developmental speech and language disorders. In J. Myers (Ed). Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics, UK: Brill Publishers.

 

2014

To, C. K. S. & Abbot, W. (2014). Speech and language screening in schools. In D. B. McPherson, & C. J. Driscoll (Eds.) School health screening systems: The complete perspective. (pp.95-115). New York: Nova Scientific Publishing.

 

2013

Weekes, B.S., Su, I-F., To, C. K. S., & Ulicheva, A. (2013). Acquired dyslexia in bilingual speakers: Implications for models of oral reading. In D. Martin (Ed). Researching dyslexia in multilingual settings: diverse perspectives. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

 

2011

To, C, K. S., & Cheung, P. S. P. (2011). Translation to practice: Assessment of children’s speech sound production in Hong Kong. In S. McLeod, & B. A. Goldstein (eds.). Multilingual aspects of speech sound disorders in children. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

 

Standardized Assessments

 

2020

To, C. K. S., Lam, C. C. C., Woo, E. K. F., Cheung, P. S. P., Lam, L. L., Sheh, A. C. S., Sam, S. K. L., Lee, F. M. Y. (2020). Hong Kong Scales for Assessment of Theory of Mind (HKAToM). Hong Kong: Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR Government.

 

2018

Wong, A. M. Y., Leung, C., Ng, A. K. H., Cheung P. S. P., Siu, E. K. L., To, C. K. S., Sam, S. K.-L., Cheung, H.-T., Lo, S-K., & Lam C. C. C. (2018). Hong Kong Test of Preschool Oral Language (Cantonese) (TOPOL). Hong Kong: Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR Government.

 

2006

T’sou, B., Lee, T., Tung, P., Man, Y., Chan, A., & To, C. K. S. (2006). Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale. Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong. ISBN: 978-962-8868-13-1.

 

Cheung, P., Ng, A., & To, C. K. S. (2006). Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test. Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong. ISBN: 978-962-8868-14-8

 

Speech and Language Corpus

 

2022

To., C. K. S., Yao, Y. & Yu, A. C. L. (2022). Multi-ethnic Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (MeHKCC)https://ccds.edu.hku.hk/

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