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Infant Vocal Behavior During Contingent Vocal Imitation and Its Interruption as a Window Into the Emerging Sense of Agency

open access: yesInfancy, Volume 31, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Infants' emerging sense of agency is thought to be supported by caregivers' contingent responsiveness. However, it remains unclear which types of responses are most relevant to this process. Here, we examined the role of contingent vocal imitation, defined as the prompt repetition of an infant's vocalization by an interaction partner. To tease
Laura Diprossimo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 19-29, March 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming Shame to Vocalise During Childbirth: A Qualitative Interview Study

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2345-2356, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore women's experiences of vocalisation during childbirth and the interplay with their feelings of shame. Design This interpretive, qualitative study is grounded in a social constructionist theory of gender, which provides a lens for examining the role of vocal toning in childbirth.
Laura A. Zinsser, Nancy I. Stone
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Bias in Spoken Language Systems Used in the Development and Implementation of Automated Child Language‐Based Assessment

open access: yesJournal of Educational Measurement, Volume 63, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
Abstract This article addresses bias in Spoken Language Systems (SLS) that involve both Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) and reports experiments to improve the performance of SLS for automated language and literacy‐related assessments with students who are under served in the U.S. educational system.
Alison L. Bailey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How artificial intelligence is shaping neuropsychology: A focus on cognitive assessment of neurodegenerative disorders

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, Volume 20, Issue 1, Page 256-275, March 2026.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms are revolutionising the world, and they have the potential to revolutionise neuropsychology as well. A particularly fruitful field for this revolution is the cognitive assessment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Mild Cognitive ...
Michele Scandola   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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