Handbook of Phonetic Sciences, Hardcover by Hardcastle, William J. (EDT); Lav...

Handbook of Phonetic Sciences, Hardcover by Hardcastle, William J. (EDT); Laver, John (EDT); Gibbon, Fiona E. (EDT), ISBN 1405145900, ISBN-13 9781405145909, Brand New, Free shipping in the USFor the 2d edition of this impressive handbook, earlier chapters have been completely revised and updated and ten new chapters have been added: these are on acoustic phonetics, the brain, orofacial control, speech acquisiton, rhythm and timing, tone and intonation, phonetic notation, sociophonetics, signal processing, and automatic speech recognition. Forming a trio with two other handbooks by this publisher--on phonological theory and clinical linguistics--the volume presents up-to-date information on the acquisition of speech and the theories and models applied to speech production and perception. The 22 chapters are divided into sections supporting this central theme, with topics that include experimental phonetics, biological perspectives, linguistic phonetics, and speech technology. The chapters are clearly organized, providing an introduction and conclusion, discussion of the sources of research, extensive lists of references, and many clear drawings, diagrams, and clinical photographs. The volume will be essential for professionals and invaluable to graduate students. The volume's editors are William J. Hardcastle and John Laver (both are emeritus, speech sciences at Queen Margaret U., in Edinburgh, Scotland), and Fiona E. Gibbon (speech and hearing sciences at U. College Cork, Ireland). Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()