Handbook of Phonetic Sciences (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)

Book Overview

Since Malmberg's classic Manual of Phonetics published in 1968 there has been no definitive up-to-date account of the phonetic sciences. The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences is unique in that it brings together, in the same volume, chapters on the biological foundations of speech and hearing such as brain functions underlying speech, organic variation of the vocal apparatus, auditory neural processing, articulatory processes together with chapters on theoretical and applied areas. The only up-to-date authorative and comprehensive survey of the phonetic sciences Written by leading researchers Each article introduces important theoretical innovations and results All newly-commissioned articles Includes invaluable consolidated bibliography

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631188487
• ISBN13: 9780631188483
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 912 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 2.3" x 7.0"