Tag: Speech
Gilbert Gottfried and the mechanics of crafting one of the most...
Erica Tobolski, University of South Carolina
Though Gilbert Gottfried’s voice has alternatively been described...
What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis...
Swathi Kiran, Boston University
Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after...
TikTok, #BamaRush and the irresistible allure of mocking Southern accents
Kathryn Cunningham, University of Tennessee
As college students across the country return to campuses grappling with the COVID-19 delta...
Bat pups babble and bat moms use baby talk, hinting at...
Ahana Aurora Fernandez, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
“Mamama,” “dadada,” “bababa” – parents usually welcome with enthusiasm the sounds of...
Why ‘I was just being sarcastic’ can be such a convenient...
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
After President Donald Trump said during his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that increased testing was responsible for...
Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution...
Thomas R. Sawallis, University of Alabama and Louis-Jean Boë, Université Grenoble Alpes
Sound doesn’t fossilize. Language doesn’t either.
Even when writing systems have developed, they’ve represented...
In the wake of tragedy, Trump takes rhetoric of fear to...
Stephanie A. Martin, Southern Methodist University and Christopher Salinas, Southern Methodist University
Donald Trump’s remarks in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre – especially...
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How John Muir’s incessant study saved Yosemite
Michael Wurtz, University of the Pacific
Run a Google search on naturalist and preservationist John Muir and you will quickly turn up one of his...
