Worrying about the consequences of climate change. Climate behaviour and the meaning of caring fo... more Worrying about the consequences of climate change. Climate behaviour and the meaning of caring for future generations The aim of the study was to see how care-worry about the consequences of climate change for future generations are experienced and handled by informants in a Swedish context. The term care-worry refer to an assembly of several approaches, such as empathy, care, responsibility, worry, and justice towards other people and coming generations. Care-worry is related to and initiates people's attitudes and behaviours towards future risks. Empirically, the study is based on thematic interviews conducted in the year 2016 and deals with informants who explicitly expressed worries about climate change for future generations. All 24 informants turned out to be parents. From the material, four ideal types were depicted, which in different ways can illustrate the parents' care-worry. Different climate behaviours also seem to be linked to these ideal types. The study as a whole shows that parents' care-worries affect them in various ways to reduce their own climate footprint in the future. Many of them choose a more sustainable lifestyle for the sake of future generations.
The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twentyfirst century international deve... more The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twentyfirst century international development. While the term means different things to different people, it is often used to describe an infusion of knowledge or skills to help ‘build’ a government’s or institution’s ability to address key development challenges. However, like other well intentioned interventions from the industrialized West, such ‘capacity building’ can have destructive, as well as productive, impacts. This volume problematizes such activities and presents an alternative approach to promoting capacity in development contexts.
Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review... more Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review. Readers who would like to write critical commentaries on any of these books for Phonetica are requested to contact: Prof. O. Niebuhr, Syddank Universitet, DK–6400 Sonderborg, Denmark, [email protected], who will arrange for the copies to be sent to them. At the same time, he will inform them about the expected length of the review as well as other technical details, and suggest a date for submitting the manuscripts. The time allotted for preparing reviews will on principle be kept as short as possible in order to enable Phonetica to fulfill its obligation of keeping its readers up to date with publications in the field of speech science. Readers are also welcome to suggest any other book in our field for review in Phonetica, over and above the ones named in the list of received publications. Professor Niebuhr will then take the necessary steps to obtain copies from the publishing firms.
The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being on... more The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being only a glottal source of voicing, the complex laryngeal mechanism entrains the ontogenetic acquisition of speech and, through coarticulatory coupling, guides the production of oral sounds in the infant vocal tract. As such, it is not possible to speculate as to the origins of the speaking modality in humans without considering the fundamental role played by the laryngeal articulatory mechanism. The Laryngeal Articulator Model, which divides the vocal tract into a laryngeal component and an oral component, serves as a basis for describing early infant speech and for positing how speech sounds evolving in various hominids may be related phonetically. To this end, we offer some suggestions for how the evolution and development of vocal tract anatomy fit with our infant speech acquisition data and discuss the implications this has for explaining phonetic learning and for interpreting the biolo...
The objective of this work was to compare the extraction of phenolic compounds from Tilia argente... more The objective of this work was to compare the extraction of phenolic compounds from Tilia argentea flowers and bracts by using conventional (solvent extraction) and novel (ultrasound assisted) extraction methods. Ethanol (70 %) extracts were analyzed for their antioxidant activities. Total phenolic content was determined using Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antioxidant potential was determined by DPPH radical scavenging and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assays. To determine the effect of ultrasound treatment on the extraction, same extraction parameters were applied in both methods. The results showed that extracts obtained by ultrasound assisted extraction have higher total phenolic content and antioxidant activity.
Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review... more Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review. Readers who would like to write critical commentaries on any of these books for Phonetica are requested to contact: Prof. O. Niebuhr, Syddank Universitet, DK–6400 Sonderborg, Denmark, [email protected], who will arrange for the copies to be sent to them. At the same time, he will inform them about the expected length of the review as well as other technical details, and suggest a date for submitting the manuscripts. The time allotted for preparing reviews will on principle be kept as short as possible in order to enable Phonetica to fulfill its obligation of keeping its readers up to date with publications in the field of speech science. Readers are also welcome to suggest any other book in our field for review in Phonetica, over and above the ones named in the list of received publications. Professor Niebuhr will then take the necessary steps to obtain copies from the publishing firms.
This paper presents the results of a study of the acoustic cues associated with the tense/lax dis... more This paper presents the results of a study of the acoustic cues associated with the tense/lax distinction in Bai, a TibetoBurman register tone language spoken in Yunnan, China. The purpose of the paper is to provide baseline adult data for comparison with infant speech in an acoustic study of infants’ acquisition of Bai register tones in the second and third years of life. The results show that among adults, F0, F1, and spectral tilt combine to create the tense/lax contrast in Bai. While these three cues tend to be correlated, individual speakers differ in their use, particularly spectral tilt. The patterns in this study suggest that as Bai infants acquire tones in the second and third years of life, their utterances are likely to become structured around these three acoustic cues in previously unattested ways that exemplify the complex interaction between universal physiological and developmental tendencies and the ambient phonological tone system of Bai.
The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being on... more The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being only a glottal source of voicing, the complex laryngeal mechanism entrains the ontogenetic acquisition of speech and, through coarticulatory coupling, guides the production of oral sounds in the infant vocal tract. As such, it is not possible to speculate as to the origins of the speaking modality in humans without considering the fundamental role played by the laryngeal articulatory mechanism. The Laryngeal Articulator Model, which divides the vocal tract into a laryngeal component and an oral component, serves as a basis for describing early infant speech and for positing how speech sounds evolving in various hominids may be related phonetically. To this end, we offer some suggestions for how the evolution and development of vocal tract anatomy fit with our infant speech acquisition data and discuss the implications this has for explaining phonetic learning and for interpreting the biolo...
Worrying about the consequences of climate change. Climate behaviour and the meaning of caring fo... more Worrying about the consequences of climate change. Climate behaviour and the meaning of caring for future generations The aim of the study was to see how care-worry about the consequences of climate change for future generations are experienced and handled by informants in a Swedish context. The term care-worry refer to an assembly of several approaches, such as empathy, care, responsibility, worry, and justice towards other people and coming generations. Care-worry is related to and initiates people's attitudes and behaviours towards future risks. Empirically, the study is based on thematic interviews conducted in the year 2016 and deals with informants who explicitly expressed worries about climate change for future generations. All 24 informants turned out to be parents. From the material, four ideal types were depicted, which in different ways can illustrate the parents' care-worry. Different climate behaviours also seem to be linked to these ideal types. The study as a whole shows that parents' care-worries affect them in various ways to reduce their own climate footprint in the future. Many of them choose a more sustainable lifestyle for the sake of future generations.
The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twentyfirst century international deve... more The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twentyfirst century international development. While the term means different things to different people, it is often used to describe an infusion of knowledge or skills to help ‘build’ a government’s or institution’s ability to address key development challenges. However, like other well intentioned interventions from the industrialized West, such ‘capacity building’ can have destructive, as well as productive, impacts. This volume problematizes such activities and presents an alternative approach to promoting capacity in development contexts.
Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review... more Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review. Readers who would like to write critical commentaries on any of these books for Phonetica are requested to contact: Prof. O. Niebuhr, Syddank Universitet, DK–6400 Sonderborg, Denmark, [email protected], who will arrange for the copies to be sent to them. At the same time, he will inform them about the expected length of the review as well as other technical details, and suggest a date for submitting the manuscripts. The time allotted for preparing reviews will on principle be kept as short as possible in order to enable Phonetica to fulfill its obligation of keeping its readers up to date with publications in the field of speech science. Readers are also welcome to suggest any other book in our field for review in Phonetica, over and above the ones named in the list of received publications. Professor Niebuhr will then take the necessary steps to obtain copies from the publishing firms.
The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being on... more The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being only a glottal source of voicing, the complex laryngeal mechanism entrains the ontogenetic acquisition of speech and, through coarticulatory coupling, guides the production of oral sounds in the infant vocal tract. As such, it is not possible to speculate as to the origins of the speaking modality in humans without considering the fundamental role played by the laryngeal articulatory mechanism. The Laryngeal Articulator Model, which divides the vocal tract into a laryngeal component and an oral component, serves as a basis for describing early infant speech and for positing how speech sounds evolving in various hominids may be related phonetically. To this end, we offer some suggestions for how the evolution and development of vocal tract anatomy fit with our infant speech acquisition data and discuss the implications this has for explaining phonetic learning and for interpreting the biolo...
The objective of this work was to compare the extraction of phenolic compounds from Tilia argente... more The objective of this work was to compare the extraction of phenolic compounds from Tilia argentea flowers and bracts by using conventional (solvent extraction) and novel (ultrasound assisted) extraction methods. Ethanol (70 %) extracts were analyzed for their antioxidant activities. Total phenolic content was determined using Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antioxidant potential was determined by DPPH radical scavenging and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assays. To determine the effect of ultrasound treatment on the extraction, same extraction parameters were applied in both methods. The results showed that extracts obtained by ultrasound assisted extraction have higher total phenolic content and antioxidant activity.
Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review... more Each fascicle of Phonetica provides a list of the publications that have been received for review. Readers who would like to write critical commentaries on any of these books for Phonetica are requested to contact: Prof. O. Niebuhr, Syddank Universitet, DK–6400 Sonderborg, Denmark, [email protected], who will arrange for the copies to be sent to them. At the same time, he will inform them about the expected length of the review as well as other technical details, and suggest a date for submitting the manuscripts. The time allotted for preparing reviews will on principle be kept as short as possible in order to enable Phonetica to fulfill its obligation of keeping its readers up to date with publications in the field of speech science. Readers are also welcome to suggest any other book in our field for review in Phonetica, over and above the ones named in the list of received publications. Professor Niebuhr will then take the necessary steps to obtain copies from the publishing firms.
This paper presents the results of a study of the acoustic cues associated with the tense/lax dis... more This paper presents the results of a study of the acoustic cues associated with the tense/lax distinction in Bai, a TibetoBurman register tone language spoken in Yunnan, China. The purpose of the paper is to provide baseline adult data for comparison with infant speech in an acoustic study of infants’ acquisition of Bai register tones in the second and third years of life. The results show that among adults, F0, F1, and spectral tilt combine to create the tense/lax contrast in Bai. While these three cues tend to be correlated, individual speakers differ in their use, particularly spectral tilt. The patterns in this study suggest that as Bai infants acquire tones in the second and third years of life, their utterances are likely to become structured around these three acoustic cues in previously unattested ways that exemplify the complex interaction between universal physiological and developmental tendencies and the ambient phonological tone system of Bai.
The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being on... more The larynx is the essential articulatory mechanism that primes the vocal tract. Far from being only a glottal source of voicing, the complex laryngeal mechanism entrains the ontogenetic acquisition of speech and, through coarticulatory coupling, guides the production of oral sounds in the infant vocal tract. As such, it is not possible to speculate as to the origins of the speaking modality in humans without considering the fundamental role played by the laryngeal articulatory mechanism. The Laryngeal Articulator Model, which divides the vocal tract into a laryngeal component and an oral component, serves as a basis for describing early infant speech and for positing how speech sounds evolving in various hominids may be related phonetically. To this end, we offer some suggestions for how the evolution and development of vocal tract anatomy fit with our infant speech acquisition data and discuss the implications this has for explaining phonetic learning and for interpreting the biolo...
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