Speech Production and Perception

by Mark Tatham, Katherine Morton

Overview

This book aims to develop a framework for a fully explanatory theory of speech production and speech perception. It emphasises the difference between static models (primarily descriptive) and dynamic models that attempt to show how the basic linguistics and phonetics are related in an actual human speaker/listener.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403917324
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/23/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

MARK TATHAM is Professor of Linguistics at Essex University, UK.

KATHERINE MORTON is at the Department of Linguistics, University of Essex, UK.

Mark Tatham and Katherine Morton have taught and researched in the area of speech production and perception for a number of years. They have specialized in the development of the basic theory of speech, seeking to integrate the various cognitive and physical approaches to the subject area. They have published numerous papers in the area, as well as two recent books: Expression in Speech: Analysis and Synthesis (2004) and Developments in Speech Synthesis (2005).

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Introduction PART 1: SPEECH PRODUCTION THEORY Classical Phonetics Coarticulation: The Phenomenon Coarticulation: The Theory Speech Motor Control Speech Production: Prosody PART 2: SPEECH PERCEPTION THEORY Dynamic Model Building and Expressive Content Speech Perception and Prosody Speech Perception: Production for Perception PART 3: AREAS OF FOCUS, MODELLING AND APPLICATION Applications: Cognitive and Physical Modelling Speech Technology Second Language Acquisition Speech Disorders References Index

Editorial Reviews

'Tatham and Morton have written an interesting book about speech production and perception, summing up many of the major results in the field.' - Peter Ladefoged, Distinguished Professor of Phonetics Emeritus, UCLA, USA

'This book gives a complete review of speech production and perception as has been investigated through the 20th century...The authors give an excellent introduction to speech production and speech perception for students as well as for researchers who want to become familiar with these topics'. - Bernd J. Kroger - Acta Acustica

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