This comprehensive textbook provides a clear, reader-friendly writing style, 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. The Fifth Edition also includes topics such as research methodology, speech motor control, and history/evolution of speech science.  More >><< Less

Features include:

• New material on speech respiration and expanded information on cross-language speech issues
• New organization and shortened chapters aid reading and comprehension
• New audio clips available on this website are referenced in the text by an icon
• Information on acoustics, speech physiology, and speech perception is integrated to create a unified treatment of speech science
• An explanation of the normal communication process serves as a basis for comparison with communication disorders
• A bibliography concludes each chapter to encourage further study.

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