Speaking in tongues

' ~ Speaking in Queer Tongues

Speaking Tongues Are Actively Braced.

Purpose Bracing of the tongue against opposing vocal-tract surfaces such as the teeth or palate has long been discussed in the context of biomechanical, somatosensory, and aeroacoustic aspects of tongue movement. However, previous studies have tended to describe bracing only in terms of contact (rather than mechanical support), and only in limited phonetic contexts, supporting a widespread view...

Toward a Theology of "speaking in Tongues"

THE INCREASING frequency of the phenomenon of "speaking in tongues," in the Roman Catholic and other Christian denominations, challenges one to outline a "theology" of this spiritual gift. Morton Kelsey has made an important contribution in the field of psychology. However, while psychological investigations are valid and interesting, they can hardly throw adequate light on supernatural phenome...

Speaking With Many Tongues: Some Problems In Modeling Speakers Of Actual Discourse

Any discussion of natural language processing models eventually makes reference to the extent to which a particular model or class of models accurately describes an aspect of human language processing. While there has been considerable work done in natural language comprehending systems and subsequent discussion of their appropriateness as descriptive models, there has not been a parallel effor...

Speaking in Tongues: Coordinating Multiliterate Work of Tutors and Students Across Disciplines

John Trimbur recently wrote that for writing centers, literacy has become redefined as " multiliteracy, " referring to the " multimodal activity in which oral, written, and visual communication intertwine and interact " (" Multiliteracies " 29). At once, broadening the term " literacy " complicates the role of the writing center in a university while clarifying how it can fulfill cross-discipli...