Motor mechanisms in speech ontogeny: phylogenetic, neurobiological and linguistic implications

The rhythmic mandible-generated close–open alternations of the mouth, responsible for the series of consonant–vowel alternations characteristic of babbling and of languages, is receiving increased attention as a possible manifestation of an ontogenetic and phylogenetic ‘frame’ underlying the serial...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Neurobiology 2001-12, Vol.11 (6), p.696-700
Main Authors: MacNeilage, Peter F, Davis, Barbara L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
basal ganglia
consonant
Humans
Linguistics
Models, Neurological
Mouth - growth & development
Mouth - physiology
Movement - physiology
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Phylogeny
Speech - physiology
supplementary motor area
syllable
ventral premotor cortex
vowel
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Summary:The rhythmic mandible-generated close–open alternations of the mouth, responsible for the series of consonant–vowel alternations characteristic of babbling and of languages, is receiving increased attention as a possible manifestation of an ontogenetic and phylogenetic ‘frame’ underlying the serial organization of speech. The supplementary motor area appears important for production of this consonant–vowel frame in adults.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/S0959-4388(01)00271-9