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Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
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Prosodic description: An introduction for fieldworkers [PDF]

, 2008
This article provides an introductory tutorial on prosodic features such as tone and accent for researchers working on little-known languages. It specifically addresses the needs of non-specialists and thus does not presuppose knowledge of the phonetics ...
Himmelmann, N. P., Ladd, D. R.
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English-learning infants’ perception of word stress patterns [PDF]

, 2011
Adult speakers of different free stress languages (e.g., English, Spanish) differ both in their sensitivity to lexical stress and in their processing of suprasegmental and vowel quality cues to stress.
Alejandrina Cristià, Amanda Seidl, Cutler A., Fry D. B., Katrin Skoruppa, Sharon Peperkamp, Turk A. E.   +6 more
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Double dissociation between conduction aphasia and conduction agraphia supports a ventro‐dorsal partition of the left arcuate fasciculus

Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We identified in two awake surgery cases a postoperative double dissociation between phonological and graphemic output buffer deficits. Using lesion‐symptom mapping from ischaemic mini‐strokes and preoperative tractography, we demonstrated that the phonological (resp. graphemic) disorder fitted with ventral (resp.
Valéry Mandonnet, Isabelle Poisson, Francine Chassoux, Bertrand Devaux, Sébastien Froelich, Emmanuel Mandonnet   +5 more
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Relationships of Oral Function Tests With Sarcopenia and Frailty in Dental Outpatients

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The relationships between various oral function tests and sarcopenia or frailty remain unclear, particularly in dental outpatients. Objective The present study investigated the interrelationships among various oral function tests and the relationships of each oral function with sarcopenia and frailty in dental outpatients. Materials
Seiya Tozawa, Yasuhiro Nishi, Nao Ikeda, Tomoaki Sakurai, Teruyo Namariyama, Miho Hashi, Miku Kawano, Haruka Miyata, Reiya Horinouchi, Yurika Oura, Yuhei Yamada, Fumio Suehiro, Mamoru Murakami, Kae Harada, Thoru Hamano   +14 more
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Compensatory Vowel Lengthening of /A/ Occurs due to the Deletion of Certain Consonants according to Moraic Theory

Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences
This study investigates compensatory vowel lengthening of /a/ in Kurdish within the framework of Moraic theory. For the first time, the process of compensatory lengthening of /a/ is analyzed using Moraic theory in the Kurdish language.
Raz Aziz Ahmed , Dastan Saber Mama
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Comparative Analysis of Oral Hypofunction in Community‐Dwelling Adults in Japan and Clinic‐Recruited Community‐Dwelling Adults in Switzerland: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Oral hypofunction (OHF) was assessed using standardised diagnostic criteria in Japan and Switzerland. Both populations showed age‐related decline, with higher prevalence and progression in Switzerland, underscoring the cross‐cultural validity of OHF criteria and the importance of tailored prevention.
Risako Mikami, Matsuo Koichiro, Lisa Takeshita, Misaki Tanaka, Claudio Rodrigues Leles, Dusit Nantanapiboon, Rena Hidaka, Manabu Kanazawa, Murali Srinivasan   +8 more
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Prosody and melody in vowel disorder [PDF]

, 1999
The paper explores the syllabic and segmental dimensions of phonological vowel disorder. The independence of the two dimensions is illustrated by the case study of an English-speaking child presenting with an impairment which can be shown to have a ...
Bates, S, Harris, J, Watson, J
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Oral Frailty and Physical Frailty Associated With Sleep Quality in Community‐Dwelling Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
In community‐dwelling adults aged ≥ 65 years, swallowing difficulty and dry mouth were significantly associated with poor sleep quality. The combined presence of oral frailty and physical frailty further increased the risk of poor sleep quality. ABSTRACT Background Oral frailty and physical frailty are linked to adverse health outcomes in older adults,
Pei‐Chen Lin, Ai‐Hua Chang, Shin‐Ru Liao, Koichiro Matsuo, Yuji Kabasawa, Ju‐Hui Wu, Pei‐Chao Lin, Hsiao‐Ling Huang   +7 more
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PALAVRA MÍNIMA EM PORTUGUÊS EUROPEU: A ORALIZAÇÃO DE ABREVIAÇÕES

Alfa: Revista de Lingüística
RESUMO Entre as restrições fonológicas a que qualquer cadeia fonética está obrigatoriamente sujeita para poder ser aceite como uma palavra da língua conta-se a Condição de Minimalidade (CM), que impõe uma quantidade mínima de material fonológico que deve
João VELOSO
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