Which way to the dawn of speech?: Reanalyzing half a century of debates and data in light of speech science
LJ Boë, TR Sawallis, J Fagot, P Badin, G Barbier… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Recent articles on primate articulatory abilities are revolutionary regarding speech
emergence, a crucial aspect of language evolution, by revealing a human-like system of …
emergence, a crucial aspect of language evolution, by revealing a human-like system of …
Anatomic development of the oral and pharyngeal portions of the vocal tract: An imaging study
HK Vorperian, S Wang, MK Chung… - The Journal of the …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The growth of the vocal tract (VT) is known to be non-uniform insofar as there are regional
differences in anatomic maturation. This study presents quantitative anatomic data on the …
differences in anatomic maturation. This study presents quantitative anatomic data on the …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence of a vocalic proto-system in the baboon (Papio papio) suggests pre-hominin speech precursors
Language is a distinguishing characteristic of our species, and the course of its evolution is
one of the hardest problems in science. It has long been generally considered that human …
one of the hardest problems in science. It has long been generally considered that human …
Vocal tract anatomy and the neural bases of talking
P Lieberman - Journal of Phonetics, 2012 - Elsevier
Being able to talk entails having both a species-specific tongue and neural mechanisms that
can acquire and execute the motor acts that generate human speech. Darwinian …
can acquire and execute the motor acts that generate human speech. Darwinian …
Neural development of networks for audiovisual speech comprehension
Everyday conversation is both an auditory and a visual phenomenon. While visual speech
information enhances comprehension for the listener, evidence suggests that the ability to …
information enhances comprehension for the listener, evidence suggests that the ability to …
The development of sensorimotor influences in the audiovisual speech domain: Some critical questions
Speech researchers have long been interested in how auditory and visual speech signals
are integrated, and the recent work has revived interest in the role of speech production with …
are integrated, and the recent work has revived interest in the role of speech production with …
On the perceptual basis of distinctive features: Evidence from the perception of fricatives by Dutch and English speakers
Two speech perception experiments explored the auditory basis of distinctive features.
Experiment 1 found that Dutch listeners rated [s] and [ʃ] as more similar to each other than …
Experiment 1 found that Dutch listeners rated [s] and [ʃ] as more similar to each other than …
Back from the future: Nonlinear anticipation in adults' and children's speech
Purpose This study examines the temporal organization of vocalic anticipation in German
children from 3 to 7 years of age and adults. The main objective was to test for nonlinear …
children from 3 to 7 years of age and adults. The main objective was to test for nonlinear …
Asymmetries in vowel perception, in the context of the Dispersion–Focalisation Theory
In a recent paper in this journal, Polka and Bohn [Polka, L., Bohn, O.-S., 2003. Asymmetries
in vowel perception. Speech Communication 41, 221–231] display a robust asymmetry …
in vowel perception. Speech Communication 41, 221–231] display a robust asymmetry …
Interspeaker variability in hard palate morphology and vowel production
Purpose Differences in vocal tract morphology have the potential to explain interspeaker
variability in speech production. The potential acoustic impact of hard palate shape was …
variability in speech production. The potential acoustic impact of hard palate shape was …