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Tag: Voice and Speech

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All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.

February 6, 2025Emily AnthesComments Off on All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.

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Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan

December 26, 2024Motoko Rich and Hisako UenoComments Off on Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world.

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The French Music Maker Pone Tries to Reclaim His Lost Voice

July 14, 2023Aurelien Breeden and Dmitry KostyukovComments Off on The French Music Maker Pone Tries to Reclaim His Lost Voice

The rap producer known as Pone, who has A.L.S., speaks through a computer that makes him sound robotic. He asked a comic impersonator to try to recapture his distinctive sound.

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All Hooting Aside: Did a Vocal Evolution Give Rise to Language?

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022Oliver WhangComments Off on All Hooting Aside: Did a Vocal Evolution Give Rise to Language?

The loss of certain muscles in the human larynx may have helped give our species a voice, a new study suggests.

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‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022Oliver WhangComments Off on ‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds

In an ambitious cross-cultural study, researchers found that adults around the world speak and sing to babies in similar ways.

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Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

April 16, 2021Yan ZhuangComments Off on Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents.

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Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021Sabrina ImblerComments Off on Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us

A reconstructed Neanderthal ear adds a new piece to the puzzle of whether the early humans could speak.

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Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021ANDREW DICKSONComments Off on Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again

A six-week program developed by the English National Opera and a London hospital offers customized vocal lessons to aid coronavirus recovery.

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What to Know About Stuttering

August 21, 2020August 25, 2020BENEDICT CAREYComments Off on What to Know About Stuttering

The speech disorder can play havoc with sociability, relationships, even identity, but there are ways to handle it.

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Disabled Do-It-Yourselfers Lead Way to Technology Gains

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020David M. PerryComments Off on Disabled Do-It-Yourselfers Lead Way to Technology Gains

So long to overhyped innovations. Hello to tech that embeds accessibility into everyday devices.

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