Theory of Consonant Acoustics
9 Theory of Consonant Acoustics INTRODUCTION Chapter 8 showed how concepts from basic acoustics (Chapter 7) are used to construct a theory of vowel acoustics. The theory can be viewed…
Pharyngeal-Oral Function and Speech Production
5 Pharyngeal-Oral Function and Speech Production INTRODUCTION The pharyngeal-oral apparatus, together with the velopharyngeal-nasal apparatus (discussed in Chapter 4), forms what is called the upper airway. In this book, the…
Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function and Speech Production
4 Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function and Speech Production INTRODUCTION The velopharyngeal-nasal apparatus is located within the head and neck and comprises a system of valves and air passages that interconnects the pharynx…
Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System
13 Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System INTRODUCTION This chapter presents an integrated description of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory mechanism. The information presented here can be…
Speech Physiology Measurement and Analysis
6 Speech Physiology Measurement and Analysis INTRODUCTION Much of the knowledge about speech production has been acquired through measurement. This chapter is dedicated to measurement and analysis of speech production…
Swallowing
16 Swallowing INTRODUCTION Some of the most enjoyable activities of daily living involve eating and drinking. These include meals (where eating and drinking are the purpose of the activity), special…
Speech Perception
12 Speech Perception INTRODUCTION Speech perception is a multifaceted and complicated topic that depends in important ways on information presented in Chapters 7 to 11. The study of speech perception,…
Auditory Psychophysics
14 Auditory Psychophysics AUDITORY PSYCHOPHYSICS Auditory psychophysics (also called psychoacoustics) is a branch of science that is concerned with the effects of physical stimuli (in this case, sound waves) on…
Speech Acoustic Measurement and Analysis
10 Speech Acoustic Measurement and Analysis INTRODUCTION Chapters 8 and 9 are devoted to the theoretical bases of speech acoustics, with acoustic patterns of selected speech sounds presented to illustrate…
Introduction
1 Introduction Welcome to Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception, Third Edition. Two preliminaries are offered here. One is a discussion of the focus of the book, the…
