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Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech 6th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1608313570
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- Publisher: LWW; Sixth edition (March 2, 2011)
- Language: English
- 416 pages
- ISBN-10: 1608313573
- ISBN-13: 978-1608313570
Written in a clear, reader-friendly style, Speech Science Primer serves as an introduction to speech science and covers basic information on acoustics, the acoustic analysis of speech, speech anatomy and physiology, and speech perception. It also includes topics such as research methodology, speech motor control, and history/evolution of speech science. With its reader-friendly content and valuable online resources, Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech, Sixth Edition is an ideal text for beginning speech pathology and audiology students and faculty.
Table of Contents:
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
NEW TO THIS EDITION
ORGANIZATION
ANCILLARIES
Acknowledgments
Contents
Additional Resources
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Speech, Language, and Thought
SPEECH
LANGUAGE
THOUGHT
DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
FROM THOUGHT TO SPEECH
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Section II: Acoustics
Chapter 2: Acoustics
PURE TONE: AN EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
COMPLEX TONES
FREQUENCY AND PITCH
THE DECIBEL: A MEASURE OF RELATIVE INTENSITY
INTENSITY AND LOUDNESS
VELOCITY OF SOUND THROUGH SPACE
WAVELENGTH
RESONANCE
ACOUSTICS AND SPEECH
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Section lll: Speech Production
Chapter 3: The Raw Materials—Neurology and Respiration
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH
RESPIRATION
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Chapter 4: The Raw Materials—Phonation
PHONATION
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Chapter 5: The Articulation and Acoustics of Vowels
THE VOCAL TRACT: VARIABLE RESONATOR AND SOUND SOURCE
LANDMARKS OF THE VOCAL TRACT
ACOUSTIC THEORY OF VOWEL PRODUCTION
SOURCE AND FILTER
DIPHTHONG PRODUCTION
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Chapter 6: The Articulation and Acoustics of Consonants
ARTICULATION AND RESONANCE: CONSONANTS
TYPES OF SOUND SOURCES: CONSONANTS
CONSONANT PRODUCTION
THE EFFECTS OF CONTEXT ON THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READING
Chapter 7: The Acoustics of Prosody
SOME ELEMENTS OF PROSODY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter 8: Feedback Mechanisms and Models of Speech Production
FEEDBACK MECHANISMS IN SPEECH
MODELS OF SPEECH PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION OF A SENTENCE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Section IV: Speech Perception
Chapter 9: Hearing: The Gateway to Speech Perception
THE LISTENER
HEARING
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter 10: The Acoustic Cues
PERCEPTION OF SPEECH
ACOUSTIC CUES IN SPEECH PERCEPTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter 11: Strategies and Models
CATEGORICAL PERCEPTION
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH PERCEPTION
THEORIES OF SPEECH PERCEPTION
REFERENCES
Section V: Instrumentation
Chapter 12: Pioneers in Speech Science
HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ: ACOUSTICS OF SPEECH
HENRY SWEET: DESCRIPTIVE PHONETICS
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL: TEACHING THE DEAF
R. H. STETSON: SPEECH PHYSIOLOGY
HOMER W. DUDLEY: ELECTRONIC SYNTHESIS OF CONTINUOUS SPEECH
FRANKLIN COOPER, ALVIN LIBERMAN, AND PIERRE DELATTRE: SPEECH PERCEPTION AND THE PATTERN PLAYBACK
SINCE THEN
REFERENCES
Chapter 13: Research Tools for the Study of Acoustic Analysis and Speech Perception
DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
THE COMPUTER AS A RESEARCH TOOL
SPEECH PERCEPTION
THE ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF SPEECH PRODUCTION
REFERENCES
Chapter 14: Research Tools in Speech Science for the Study of Speech Physiology
PHYSIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS
MUSCLE ACTIVITY
RESPIRATORY ANALYSIS
LARYNGEAL FUNCTION
ARTICULATORY ANALYSIS
MEASURES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Appendix A: The Phonetic Alphabet for American English: Based on the International Phonetic Alphabet
Appendix B: Nerves Important for Speech and Hearing: Cranial and Spinal
Glossary
Index
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