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Nonverbal vocal communication : comparative and developmental approaches

Title: Nonverbal vocal communication : comparative and developmental approaches / edited by Hanuš Papoušek, Uwe Jürgens, Mechthild Papoušek.
Publication: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 1992.

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xvi, 303 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Speech, verbally mediated consciousness, and culture most evidently differentiate people from animals. Moreover, verbal communication has historically been viewed as a human attribute. Yet, the biological precursors to verbal communication exist in animal communication: Obvious links have been found between human and animal nonverbal vocal communication. Knowledge of these links contribute to our understanding of three major theoretical and clinical issues: the evolution of vocal communication, the process of speech acquisition during infancy, and the pathways of disorders in communicative development. In Nonverbal Vocal Communication specialists from several disciplines review the present knowledge on neural substrates of vocal communication, on primate vocal communication, and on precursors and prerequisites of human speech. Among other points, the book illustrates that animal vocal signals, particularly in primates, appear to be much more complex than mere expressions of affective states. The nonverbal communication data are complemented by comparative and developmental research of the preverbal period of human vocal communication. Studies of speech acquisition, biological adaptation, and environmental support to speech yield a complex picture of interrelations between biogenetic and environmental factors. The new evidence that parents--without knowing--are well-fitted for supporting infant communicative development is astonishing. Their capacities represent a primary, biological model of didactic educational support. Nonverbal Communication provides a forum for consideration of phylogenetic and ontogenetic continuities and precursors of verbal communication that will allow for critical interpretation of speech acquisition.

Series Statement

Studies in emotion and social interaction

Uniform Title

Studies in emotion and social interaction

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

The evolution of vocal communication / Detlev W. Ploog -- On the neurobiology of vocal communication / Uwe Jürgens -- Vocal affect expression as symptom, symbol, and appeal / Klaus R. Scherer -- Animal signals : motivational, referential, or both? / Peter Marler, Christopher S. Evans, and Marc D. Hauser -- Noncategorical vocal communication in primates : the example of common marmoset phee calls / John D. Newman and Philipp Goedeking -- Categorical vocal signaling in nonhuman primates / Michael J. Owren, Robert M. Seyfarth, and Steven L. Hopp -- Vocal development in nonhuman primates / David Symmes and Maxeen Biben -- No language but a cry / Barry M. Lester and C.F. Zachariah Boukydis -- Development of vocal signaling in human infants : toward a methodology for cross-species vocalization comparisons / D. Kimbrough Oller and Rebecca E. Eilers -- Disorders of vocal signaling in children / Hedwig Amorosa -- Didactic interactions : intuitive parental support of vocal and verbal development in human infants / Hanuš Papoušek and Marc H. Bornstein -- Early ontogeny of vocal communication in parent-infant interactions / Mechthild Papoušek -- Meaningful melodies in mothers' speech to infants / Anne Fernald.

ISBN

052141265X
9780521412650
2735104478
9782735104475

LCCN

91043005

OCLC

ocm25025832
25025832
SCSB-1954164

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Princeton University Library