A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of the acoustic features of infant-directed speech

C Cox, C Bergmann, E Fowler… - Nature Human …, 2023 - nature.com
When speaking to infants, adults often produce speech that differs systematically from that
directed to other adults. To quantify the acoustic properties of this speech style across a wide …

A systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis of the development of turn taking in adult–child vocal interactions

V Nguyen, O Versyp, C Cox, R Fusaroli - Child Development, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluent conversation requires temporal organization between conversational exchanges. By
performing a systematic review and Bayesian multi‐level meta‐analysis, we map the …

Toward a comparative approach to language acquisition

MH Christiansen… - Current Directions in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The world's languages vary in almost every conceivable way, yet children readily learn their
native language. Understanding how children can acquire such a diversity of different …

[HTML][HTML] Speech disturbances in schizophrenia: Assessing cross-linguistic generalizability of NLP automated measures of coherence

A Parola, JM Lin, A Simonsen, V Bliksted, Y Zhou… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Language disorders–disorganized and incoherent speech in particular-are
distinctive features of schizophrenia. Natural language processing (NLP) offers automated …

Caregiver linguistic alignment to autistic and typically developing children: A natural language processing approach illuminates the interactive components of …

R Fusaroli, E Weed, R Rocca, D Fein, L Naigles - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Language development is a highly interactive activity. However, most research
on linguistic environment has focused on the quantity and complexity of linguistic input to …

Quantifying the interplay of conversational devices in building mutual understanding.

C Dideriksen, MH Christiansen, K Tylén… - Journal of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Humans readily engage in idle chat and heated discussions and negotiate tough joint
decisions without ever having to think twice about how to keep the conversation grounded in …

Toward a cumulative science of vocal markers of autism: A cross‐linguistic meta‐analysis‐based investigation of acoustic markers in American and Danish autistic …

R Fusaroli, R Grossman, N Bilenberg… - Autism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic atypicalities in speech production are argued to be potential markers of clinical
features in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A recent meta‐analysis highlighted …

Language‐specific constraints on conversation: Evidence from Danish and Norwegian

C Dideriksen, MH Christiansen… - Cognitive …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Establishing and maintaining mutual understanding in everyday conversations is crucial. To
do so, people employ a variety of conversational devices, such as backchannels, repair, and …

Learning through processing: Toward an integrated approach to early word learning

SC Meylan, E Bergelson - Annual review of linguistics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Children's linguistic knowledge and the learning mechanisms by which they acquire it grow
substantially in infancy and toddlerhood, yet theories of word learning largely fail to …

Infant‐directed speech does not always involve exaggerated vowel distinctions: Evidence from Danish

C Cox, C Dideriksen, T Keren‐Portnoy… - Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study compared the acoustic properties of 26 (100% female, 100% monolingual)
Danish caregivers' spontaneous speech addressed to their 11‐to 24‐month‐old infants …