Christian Abry
Biographic Data
| ID | 1719563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Abry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Abry |
| SIGNATURE | ABRY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Vocalize to Localize
Vocalize-to-Localize? Meerkats do it for specific predators... And babies point with their index finger toward targets of interest at about nine months, well before using language-specific that -demonstratives. With what -interrogatives they are universal and, as relativizers and complementizers, play an important role in grammar construction. Some alarm calls in nonhumans display more than mere localization: semantics and even syntax. Instead of…
The vocal tract of newborn humans and Neanderthals
Weight of Phonetic Substance in the Structure of Sound Inventories
In the research field initiated by Lindblom & Liljencrants in 1972, we illustrate the possibility of giving substance to phonology, predicting the structure of phonological systems with nonphonological principles, be they listener-oriented (perceptual contrast and stability) or speaker-oriented (articulatory contrast and economy). We proposed for vowel systems the Dispersion-Focalisation Theory (Schwartz et al., 1997b). With the DFT, we can predi…
Peut-on expliquer l'absence de récits de catastrophes surnaturelles en Bas-Dauphiné
A careful analysis of the accounts of disasters in the Alps led the authors to raise questions concerning the concentration of such stories in highland areas, and their general absence in lowland areas such as the Lower Dauphine region of the French Alps. On the basis of accounts collected in other regions, the authors are able to suggest some possible answers. Thus a distinction may be made between a region like the Lower Dauphine, which in the …
A propos des etres fantastiques, des recits et des croyances Reflexions mythologiques, etymologiques et anthropologiques en compagnie de la collecte de Charles Joisten
Christian Abry, Alice Joisten, A propos des êtres fantastiques, des récits et des croyances Réflexions mythologiques, étymologiques et anthropologiques en compagnie de la collecte de Charles Joisten, La Ricerca Folklorica, No. 36, Leggende. Riflessioni sull'immaginario (Oct., 1997), pp. 49-63
The Dispersion-Focalization Theory of vowel systems
Major trends in vowel system inventories
Inter-individual and cross-linguistic strategies for the production of the [i] vs. [y] contrast
Plateaus, catastrophes and the structuring of vowel systems
Plateaus, catastrophes and the structuring of vowel systems
Inter-individual and cross-linguistic strategies for the production of the [i] vs. [y] contrast
A propos des etres fantastiques, des recits et des croyances Reflexions mythologiques, etymologiques et anthropologiques en compagnie de la collecte de Charles Joisten
Christian Abry, Alice Joisten, A propos des êtres fantastiques, des récits et des croyances Réflexions mythologiques, étymologiques et anthropologiques en compagnie de la collecte de Charles Joisten, La Ricerca Folklorica, No. 36, Leggende. Riflessioni sull'immaginario (Oct., 1997), pp. 49-63
The Dispersion-Focalization Theory of vowel systems
Major trends in vowel system inventories
Peut-on expliquer l'absence de récits de catastrophes surnaturelles en Bas-Dauphiné
A careful analysis of the accounts of disasters in the Alps led the authors to raise questions concerning the concentration of such stories in highland areas, and their general absence in lowland areas such as the Lower Dauphine region of the French Alps. On the basis of accounts collected in other regions, the authors are able to suggest some possible answers. Thus a distinction may be made between a region like the Lower Dauphine, which in the …
Weight of Phonetic Substance in the Structure of Sound Inventories
In the research field initiated by Lindblom & Liljencrants in 1972, we illustrate the possibility of giving substance to phonology, predicting the structure of phonological systems with nonphonological principles, be they listener-oriented (perceptual contrast and stability) or speaker-oriented (articulatory contrast and economy). We proposed for vowel systems the Dispersion-Focalisation Theory (Schwartz et al., 1997b). With the DFT, we can predi…
The vocal tract of newborn humans and Neanderthals
Vocalize to Localize
Vocalize-to-Localize? Meerkats do it for specific predators... And babies point with their index finger toward targets of interest at about nine months, well before using language-specific that -demonstratives. With what -interrogatives they are universal and, as relativizers and complementizers, play an important role in grammar construction. Some alarm calls in nonhumans display more than mere localization: semantics and even syntax. Instead of…
Phonetics and Phonology Research (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Language and cultural evolution (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Speech recognition (3 works)