Speech Physiology, Speech Perception, and Acoustic Phonetics

by Philip Lieberman and Sheila E. Blumstein

Book Overview

This textbook has been carefully designed to provide a thorough introduction to the study of speech. It assumes no technical background, and students from a wide variety of disciplines contributing to this new and exciting field will find the exposition fully accessible. Each chapter progresses from simple examples to more detailed discussions of recent primary research and concludes with stimulating problem sets. All topics essential for a basic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521313570
• ISBN13: 9780521313575
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to the field

This book provides a solid introduction to the realm of speech physiology, speech perception, and acoustic phonetics. The material is highly accessible, even to the reader with little background in linguistics, mathematics, biology, or engineering. The down side is that the information involving experimental and analyitical techniques is somewhat outdated due to advances in technology. If you're looking for a basic, understandable, and wide-ranging introduction to the field, though, I would definitely recommend this book.