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Voluntary and involuntary processes affect the production of verbal and non-verbal signals by the human voice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2014

Carolyn McGettigan  and
Sophie Kerttu Scott
Carolyn McGettigan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, United Kingdom. Carolyn.McGettigan@rhul.ac.uk www.carolynmcgettigan.com
Sophie Kerttu Scott
Affiliation:
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdom. sophie.scott@ucl.ac.uk https://sites.google.com/site/speechskscott/
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Abstract

We argue that a comprehensive model of human vocal behaviour must address both voluntary and involuntary aspects of articulate speech and non-verbal vocalizations. Within this, plasticity of vocal output should be acknowledged and explained as part of the mature speech production system.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 564 - 565
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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