The strong predominance of right-handedness appears to be a uniquely human
characteristic, whereas the left-cerebral dominance for vocalization occurs in many species …

The selection of theory and research topics in this chapter is concerned with the kinds of
knowledge that can be attributed to children's behaviors and the factors which influence the …

It is with renewed appreciation for the size of the task that I come to writing the present
chapter. The number of special issues of journals dedicated to im/politeness these days …

The average toddler can run circles around the world's most sophisticated robots. Sure,
robots can dole out pharmaceuticals, build cars, vacuum your house, and collect rocks from …

Recent studies of vocal development in infants have shed new light on old questions of how
the speech capacity is founded and how it may have evolved in the human species …

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a
league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary …

" The first description of voice quality production in 40 years, this book provides a new
framework for its study: The Laryngeal Articulator Model. Informed by instrumental …

For effective communication, infants must develop the phonology of sounds and the ability to
use vocalizations in social interactions. Few studies have examined the development of the …

This book provides an extensive overview of research into child production and perception.
It focuses primarily on the first two years of life because, for the majority of children, that …

A child's first words mark the emergence of a uniquely human ability. Theories of the
developmental steps that pave the way for word production have proposed that either vocal …