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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
