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Kenneth N. Stevens

Acoustic Phonetics

Kenneth N. Stevens

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MIT Press
24 July 2000
Phonetics, phonology
Series: Current Studies in Linguistics
This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system.

This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. The comprehensive acoustic theory serves as one basis for defining categories of speech sounds used to form distinctions between words in languages. The author begins with a review of the anatomy and physiology of speech production, then covers source mechanisms, the vocal tract as an acoustic filter, relevant aspects of auditory psychophysics and physiology, and phonological representations. In the remaining chapters he presents a detailed examination of vowels, consonants, and the influence of context on speech-sound production. Although he focuses mainly on the sounds of English, he touches briefly on sounds in other languages.

The book will serve as a reference for speech scientists, speech pathologists, linguists interested in phonetics and phonology, psychologists interested in speech perception and production, and engineers concerned with speech processing applications.
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Imprint:   MIT Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   30
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   1.293kg
ISBN:   9780262692502
ISBN 10:   0262692503
Series:   Current Studies in Linguistics
Pages:   624
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Anatomy and physiology of speech production; source mechanisms; basic acoustics of vocal tract resonators; auditory processing of speechlike sounds; phonological representation of utterances; vowels - acoustic events with a relatively open vocal tract; the basic stop consonants - bursts and formant transitions; obstruent consonants; sonorant consonants; some influences of context on speech sound production.

Reviews for Acoustic Phonetics

Whenever anybody--linguist, speech pathologist, or communicationengineer--wants to know why the acoustic structure of a particularsound is as it is, this is the book to which they will turn. There isabsolutely no other book with anything like this depth of coverage. Peter Ladefoged , Professor of Phonetics Emeritus, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles


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