Origins of vocal-entangled gesture

Pouw, Wim; Fuchs, Susanne

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104836

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“…There is a clear physiological mechanism responsible for these changes: muscular activation in the upper body increases subglottal pressure, elevating both voice intensity and the frequency with which the vocal folds vibrate, perceived as voice pitch ( Titze, 2000 ). These changes may not be a mere side effect of physical activity: it is physiologically advantageous to partly close the glottis and thus raise the pressure in the lungs during physical exertion ( Orlikoff, 2008 ; Pouw & Fuchs, 2022 ), which may contribute towards the pressed or even wheezy voice quality that is so familiar from everyday situations and portrayals in the media ( e.g. , the famous “number two” scene in Austin Powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJKY59NX8o ).…”

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“…However, it is important to emphasize that suppressing sounds of effort may incur a cost. The trunk and shoulder girdle need to be stabilized during intense effort by means of increasing the pressure in the lungs ( Orlikoff, 2008 ; Pouw & Fuchs, 2022 ), which requires constricting the airways somewhere, and the larynx is anatomically well suited for the task. The opening between the vocal folds, known as the glottis, can be closed without phonating, as in glottal stops or unvoiced grunts, but bringing the vocal folds together increases the pressure in the lungs while maintaining respiratory airflow.…”

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The honest sound of physical effort

Anikin

2023

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Acoustic correlates of physical effort are still poorly understood, even though effort is vocally communicated in a variety of contexts with crucial fitness consequences, including both confrontational and reproductive social interactions. In this study 33 lay participants spoke during a brief, but intense isometric hold (L-sit), first without any voice-related instructions, and then asked either to conceal their effort or to imitate it without actually performing the exercise. Listeners in two perceptual experiments then rated 383 recordings on perceived level of effort (n = 39 listeners) or categorized them as relaxed speech, actual effort, pretended effort, or concealed effort (n = 102 listeners). As expected, vocal effort increased compared to baseline, but the accompanying acoustic changes (increased loudness, pitch, and tense voice quality) were under voluntary control, so that they could be largely suppressed or imitated at will. In contrast, vocal tremor at approximately 10 Hz was most pronounced under actual load, and its experimental addition to relaxed baseline recordings created the impression of concealed effort. In sum, a brief episode of intense physical effort causes pronounced vocal changes, some of which are difficult to control. Listeners can thus estimate the true level of exertion, whether to judge the condition of their opponent in a fight or to monitor a partner’s investment into cooperative physical activities.

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The honest sound of physical effort

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2023

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“…Caregivers respond to them frequently, especially when they co-occur with infants' signals from other modalities (vocalizations or gaze toward parents; Moreno-Núñez et al, 2021). Third, rhythmic arm movements are postulated to be the precursor of vocal-entangled gestures that accompany day-to-day adult communication (Pouw and Fuchs, 2022). As was shown in previous studies (Thelen, 1979;Locke et al, 1995;Ejiri, 1998;Ejiri and Masataka, 2001;Iverson and Fagan, 2004;Iverson and Wozniak, 2007;Burkhardt-Reed et al, 2021), rhythmic manual movements often co-occur with infants' vocalizations and this co-occurrence is observed at much earlier developmental stages than other types of gestures-such as pointing (emerging around 12 months of age; Colonnesi et al, 2010;Murillo et al, 2021) or iconic gestures (emerging around 26 months of age, Ozcaliskan and Goldin-Meadow, 2011).…”

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“…As was shown in previous studies (Thelen, 1979;Locke et al, 1995;Ejiri, 1998;Ejiri and Masataka, 2001;Iverson and Fagan, 2004;Iverson and Wozniak, 2007;Burkhardt-Reed et al, 2021), rhythmic manual movements often co-occur with infants' vocalizations and this co-occurrence is observed at much earlier developmental stages than other types of gestures-such as pointing (emerging around 12 months of age; Colonnesi et al, 2010;Murillo et al, 2021) or iconic gestures (emerging around 26 months of age, Ozcaliskan and Goldin-Meadow, 2011). Thus, it seems that rhythmic arm movements that accompany vocal learning may serve as a precursor to the gesture-speech system (Iverson and Fagan, 2004;Pouw and Fuchs, 2022).…”

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Longitudinal changes in infants' rhythmic arm movements during rattle-shaking play with mothers

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From early on, infants produce a variety of rhythmic behaviors—an ability that likely supports later social communication. However, it is unclear, how this rhythmic motor production changes with age. Here, we investigated the coupling between infants' arm movements across the first year of life in a social context of a rattle-shaking play with their mothers. Through longitudinal measurements at 4, 6, 9, and 12 months of age using wearable motion trackers placed on infants' arms, we show that infants (N = 40) are similarly motivated to attempt rattle-shaking across the first year of life. However, with age, they make more rattling movements with an increased frequency. Their left and right arm movements become more coupled during rattle-shaking, as shown by an increase in wavelet coherence. Infants produced more rattling movements when they were rattling alone than when their mothers were rattling or singing simultaneously. There were no differences between infants' individual and social rattling in between-arms coherence. Our results may help to understand rhythmic arm movements as precursors of motor social coordination.

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“…Brain studies using fMRI show that there is some overlap between the brain areas that are activated during language use and manual behaviour (Loring et al, 2000 ). Moreover, vocal entangled gestures, rooted in biomechanical linkages with respiration, make up an orchestra of movement to generate meaning (Pouw and Fuchs, 2022 ). Lucy’s narrative of a bustling book world was definitely performative.…”

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Towards a post-age picturebook pedagogy

Shi

2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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This article is one of the first attempts to materialise Joanna Haynes and Karin Murris’ conceptualisation of the post-age pedagogy that focuses on loosening the boundaries of age-based expectation. The project is conducted against the backdrop of the discourse of ageism existing hand-in-hand with various age-transgressive practices. It involved multiple case studies of child and adult readers’ responses to two picturebooks, i.e., How to Five Forever (1995) and Grandpa Green (2011). The two research questions are: how do children and adults respond to Forever and Grandpa? What is the pattern of similarities and differences in their responses? In addressing these research questions, the present study aims to facilitate the emergence of a post-age picturebook pedagogy. The findings reveal that a post-age picturebook pedagogy should acknowledge the chance of holistic learning opportunities that picturebooks can offer to both children and adults, including, for instance, aesthetic appreciation, literary understanding, emotional engagement, and material experience. Such a pedagogy involves an egalitarian view of child and adult that acknowledges some biologically determined differences subject to the factor of age and meanwhile emphasises their shared humanity and idiosyncrasies, thus undermining the binary division between simple child and sophisticated adult. The material affordances of a picturebook can be deployed to amplify the points of connection and dialogue in child and adult readers’ responses and a post-age picturebook pedagogy should strive to enrich interpretive and experiential possibilities for diverse readerships. In comparison with the existing empirical studies using picturebooks, this project positions adults as readers who can enjoy picturebooks for their own sake rather than co-readers whose responsibility is mainly to facilitate child readers’ learning and development. It stresses and seeks to maximise the potential of picturebooks for creating a beneficial and pleasant experience for all involved, both child and adult, an aspect that has long been overlooked.

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Origins of vocal-entangled gesture

Cited by 27 publications

References 218 publications

The honest sound of physical effort

The honest sound of physical effort

Longitudinal changes in infants' rhythmic arm movements during rattle-shaking play with mothers

Towards a post-age picturebook pedagogy

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