“…But against increasingly vocal antiliberal thinkers, he argues that modern democracy can provide a moral vision and has made possible such moral achievements as civil rights precisely because it allows a multitude of claims to be heard. …”

“…Judith Humphrey provides the inspiration and practical advice for women to "take the stage" mentally, verbally, vocally, and physically. Women can make the most of every opportunity by understanding how best to: Speak up confidently, even when others don't agree; Convey their accomplishments without self-doubt; Be assertive but not aggressive; Deliver clear and convincing messages; Move beyond "minimizing" language and apology; Find their own powerful and authentic voice; Achieve confident body language and a leadership presence. …”

“…In the last decade many technological and scientific tools have been developed to aid research, for instance miniaturised sound recorders which can be attached to cetaceans and seals and record noise levels around them, their vocal production as well as their diving behaviour. …”

“…He traces how language itself adapted to recursive thinking, first through manual gestures, then later, with the emergence of Homo sapiens, vocally. Toolmaking and manufacture arose, and the application of recursive principles to these activities in turn led to the complexities of human civilization, the extinction of fellow large-brained hominins like the Neandertals, and our species' supremacy over the physical world. …”

“…Pero a partir del Programa Minimalista, desarrollado por Chomsky y otros, ahora conocemos los ingredientes clave del lenguaje y somos capaces de ofrecer una explicación de la evolución del lenguaje humano y de lo que nos distingue de los demás animales.Berwick y Chomsky ahondan en la eficacia computacional del lenguaje en tanto que sistema de pensamiento y conocimiento; del conflicto entre la idea darwinista de cambio gradual y nuestro modo actual de ver el cambio evolutivo y el lenguaje; y de evidencias obtenidas en animales no humanos, especialmente en torno al aprendizaje de vocales en aves cantoras. El resultado ..…”

“…A partir de esta constatación y con el apoyo de sólidas investigaciones empíricas acerca de la comunicación gestual y vocal de los grandes simios y los infantes humanos, tomasello muestra que la comunicación convencional solo fue posible cuando los seres humanos ya dominaban esos gestos naturales y poseían una infraestructura de intencionalidad compartida y la capacidad de aprendizaje cultural necesarias para crear convenciones comunicativas comprensibles para todo el grupo y transmitirlas a otros congéneres. …”

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“…Ello sirve de apoyo a la hipótesis, cada vez más extendida, de que un protolenguaje de gestos, principalmente manuales, es el fundamento y el origen del lenguaje vocal; asimismo, apoya la tesis de que al menos una buena parte del lenguaje es natural, quedando debilitada la tesis de la arbitrariedad del signo lingüístico. …”

“…This new edition is fully revised to reflect new psychoacoustic information related to timbre and temporal perception, including an updated discussion of vocal fold vibration principles, samples of recent acoustic treatments, and a description of variable acoustics in spaces, as well as coverage of the environment’s effect on production listening, sonification, and other topics. …”

“…The resulting currency crisis led to the failure of the already weakened banking0system and a partial sovereign default.0Hitler managed to profit from the crisis, because he had been the most vocal critic of the reparation regime. As the financial system collapsed, his relentless attacks against foreign creditors and the alleged complicity of the German government resonated more than ever with the electorate. …”