Research
I am interested
broadly in the evolution of vocal communication, psycholinguistics, and
pragmatics. Below are selected publications:
Bryant, G. A. (2012). Is verbal irony special? Language and
Linguistics Compass, 6(11), 673-685. PDF
Blumstein,
D., Bryant, G. A., & Kaye, P. (2012). The sound of arousal in music is
context dependent. Biology Letters, 8, 744-747.
PDF
Bryant,
G. A., Liénard, P., & Barrett, H. C. (2012). Recognizing
infant-directed speech across distant cultures: Evidence from
Flamson, T., Bryant, G. A., & Barrett, H. C. (2011). Prosody in spontaneous humor: Evidence for encryption. Pragmatics
and Cognition, 19(2), 248-267. PDF
Bryant, G. A. (2011). Verbal irony in the wild.
Pragmatics and Cognition, 19(2), 291-309. PDF
Sell, A., Bryant, G. A., Cosmides, L., Tooby, J., Sznycer, D., von Rueden, C., Krauss, A., & Gurven,
M. (2010). Adaptations in humans for assessing physical
strength from the voice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B:
Biological Sciences, 277. PDF
Bryant, G. A. (2010). Prosodic contrasts in ironic speech. Discourse
Processes, 47(7), 545-566. PDF
Phillips-Silver,
J., Aktipis, A., & Bryant, G. A. (2010). The ecology of
entrainment: Foundations of coordinated rhythmic movement. Music Perception, 28(1), 3-14. PDF
Haselton,
M. G., Bryant, G. A., Wilke, A., Frederick, D. A., Galperin, A., Frankenhuis, W. E., & Moore, T. (2009). Adaptive rationality: An evolutionary perspective on cognitive
bias. Social Cognition, 27(5),
733-763. PDF
Bryant,
G. A., & Haselton, M. G. (2009). Vocal cues of
ovulation in human females. Biology Letters,
5, 12-15. PDF
Bryant, G. A., & Barrett, H. C. (2008). Vocal emotion recognition across disparate cultures.
Journal of Cognition and Culture, 8, 135-148. PDF
Gibbs,
R. W., & Bryant, G. A. (2008). Striving for optimal
relevance when answering questions. Cognition, 106(1), 345-369. PDF
Bryant,
G. A., & Barrett, H. C. (2007). Recognizing intentions in
infant-directed speech: Evidence for universals. Psychological Science,
18(8),
746-751. PDF
Bryant, G. A. (2006). On hasty generalization about evolutionary psychology. Book Review of Adapting Minds. David J. Buller.
American Journal of Psychology, 19(3), 481-487. PDF
Bryant, G. A. (2006).
Book Review: Figurative language comprehension: Social and cultural influences.
H. L. Colston & A. N. Katz (Eds.). Metaphor and
Symbol, 21(1), 61-65. PDF
Cosmides, L., Tooby, J., Fiddick, L., &
Bryant, G. A. (2005). Detecting cheaters. Trends in
Cognitive Sciences, 9(11), 505-506. PDF
Bryant,
G. A., & Fox Tree, J. E. (2005). Is there an ironic tone of voice? Language
and Speech, 48(3), 257-277. PDF
Hagen,
E. H., & Bryant, G. A. (2003). Music and dance as a coalition signaling
system. Human Nature, 14(1), 21-51. PDF
Bryant,
G. A., & Fox Tree, J. E. (2002). Recognizing verbal irony in
spontaneous speech. Metaphor and Symbol, 17(2), 99-117. PDF
Bryant,
G. A., & Gibbs, R. W. (2002). You don't say: Figurative language and
thought. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25(6), 678-679. PDF