The evolution of human speech: The role of enhanced breathing control

AM MacLarnon, GP Hewitt - American Journal of Physical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Many cognitive and physical features must have undergone change for the evolution of fully
modern human language. One neglected aspect is the evolution of increased breathing …

Language and life history: A new perspective on the development and evolution of human language

JL Locke, B Bogin - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2006 - cambridge.org
It has long been claimed that Homo sapiens is the only species that has language, but only
recently has it been recognized that humans also have an unusual pattern of growth and …

An upper bound on one-to-one exposure to infectious human respiratory particles

G Bagheri, B Thiede, B Hejazi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
There is ample evidence that masking and social distancing are effective in reducing severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, due to the …

Breathing patterns during spontaneous speech

AL Winkworth, PJ Davis, RD Adams, E Ellis - Journal of Speech, Language …, 1995 - ASHA
Lung volumes, speech intensity, the linguistic location of inspirations, and the variability of
each, were studied during spontaneous speech in 6 healthy young women over 7 to 10 …

Laryngeal factors in voiceless consonant production in men, women, and 5-year-olds

LL Koenig - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2000 - ASHA
Voicing control in stop consonants has often been measured by means of voice onset time
(VOT) and discussed in terms of interarticulator timing. However, control of voicing also …

Increased breathing control: Another factor in the evolution of human language

A MacLarnon, G Hewitt - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Investigation into the evolution of human language has involved evidence of many different
kinds and approaches from many different disciplines. For full modern language, humans …

Developmental changes in laryngeal and respiratory function with variations in sound pressure level

ET Stathopoulos, CM Sapienza - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1997 - ASHA
The development of the speech production system was investigated using a crosssectional
design that included children aged 4–14 years and adults. Given that the size and internal …

Age norms for auditory-perceptual neurophonetic parameters: A prerequisite for the assessment of childhood dysarthria

T Schölderle, E Haas, W Ziegler - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to collect auditory-perceptual data on established
symptom categories of dysarthria from typically develo** children between 3 and 9 years …

Speech and nonspeech: What are we talking about?

E Maas - International journal of speech-language pathology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding of the behavioural, cognitive and neural underpinnings of speech production
is of interest theoretically, and is important for understanding disorders of speech production …

Cognitive-linguistic demands and speech breathing

HL Mitchell, JD Hoit, PJ Watson - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1996 - ASHA
This investigation examined the influence of cognitive-linguistic processing demands on
speech breathing. Twenty women were studied during performance of two speaking tasks …