Vocalize to Localize

Vocalize to Localize

by Anne Vilain, Jean-Luc Schwartz, Christian Abry

311 pages· 2009· ISBN 9789027222435
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In this volume advocates of representational gestures, semantically transparent, but with a problematic route toward speech, meet advocates of speech, with a problematic route toward the lexicon. The present meeting resulted in contributions by 23 specialists in the behaviour and brain of humans, including comparative studies in child development and nonhuman primates, aphasiology and robotics.

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    How does the central debate between speech and gesture in human evolution shift your perspective on how we first formed meaningful connections with one another?

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    In what ways has your own personal experience with learning to speak or communicating non-verbally influenced how you interpret the body language and vocalizations of others?

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    The book explores the journey from vocalization to localization in the human brain; how do you think our increasing reliance on text-based digital communication affects this evolutionary pathway today?

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