Stage models have been influential in characterizing infant vocalizations in the first year of
life. These models are basically descriptive and do not explain why certain types of vocal …

Purpose Developmental functional modules (DFMs) are biological modules that are defined
by their structural (morphological), functional, or developmental elements, and, in some …

Lateral tongue bracing is a lingual posture in which the sides of the tongue are held against
the palate and upper molars, and has been observed cross-linguistically. However, it is …

Each individual's movements are sculpted by constant interactions between sensorimotor
and sociocultural factors. A theoretical framework grounded in motor control mechanisms …

Syllable-final nasals/n/and/ŋ/in Taiwan Mandarin have been reported to be undergoing
merging. Perceptual studies have reported that the alleged merging is context-sensitive and …

Robotic Information System (RIS) is a new information system architecture that provides
data, information processing and services for users in a wide geographical space based on …

Le présent travail illustre ce que l'étude des langues tonales peut apporter à celle de
l'intonation. Étudier l'intonation d'une langue tonale amène à distinguer de façon …

Researchers have proposed that human movements exploit regions of biomechanical
stability, allowing targets to be reliably achieved in the face of noisy, everyday conditions …

Spanish spirantization is often cited as a case of phonetic reduction, in which oral closure
movements are suggested to be produced in a failed/reduced form, and/or where speech …

Keywords: sign language, articulation, biomechanicsSpeech motor control approaches have
argued that the dimensionality problem can be handled by exploiting endpoints, a type of …