Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech 6th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1608313570

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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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