Handbook of Phonetic Sciences (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) [Hardcover]

William J. Hardcastle (Editor), John Laver (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0631188487 | ISBN-13: 978-0631188483 | Edition: 1

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is an important book, which does much to make accessible the current state of knowledge in an increasingly significant discipline." Times Higher Education Supplement

"The editors are to be congratulated on putting together a very useful book. They have selected topics that represent the wide-ranging interests of phoneticians, invited recognised experts to write on these topics, and coordinated the contributions so that the volume is a coherant whole. This book belongs on the shelf of any serious phonetician, and linguists in general should be aware that is it available to provide a source of recent informantion about most areas of phonetic research." Frances Ingemann, University of Kansas

"The previous criticisms not withstanding, The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences is a most welcome and needed reference to this very active field. It should prove an invaluable aid to graduate students starting research projects, to active investigators who are planning to extend their research to a new area in the field, and as a general reference for professionals in the many areas that are now part of the broadly defined phonetic sciences. It will certainly not gather dust on this reviewers bookshelf." H. T Bunnell, University of Delaware

From the Back Cover

This volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the key topics of the phonetic sciences. Contributions by many of the leading researchers in the field cover both theoretical and applied areas of speech communication.

There are contributions on experimental phonetics, including aerodynamics of speech, speech signal processing, laboratory techniques and acoustic phonetics, as well as discussions of speech technology applications in areas such as automatic recognition of speech and speakers, and speech synthesis. Following are chapters on the biological foundations of speech and hearing, such as brain functions underlying speech, auditory neural processing, and articulatory processes in speech production.

A section on theoretical approaches in phonetic sciences addresses aspects of spoken word recognition, coarticulation, articulatory/acoustic/auditory relationships and laryngeal function. The next section, linguistic phonetics, covers descriptive criteria in general phonetics and the relationship between phonetics and other areas of linguistics, such as phonology. The final selection contains contributions on speech technology, ranging from speech signal processing to speech synthesis.

The volume represents an unparalleled resource to students and specialists in linguistics, phonetics and psychology, speech and language therapists and speech technologists.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0631188487
• ISBN-13: 978-0631188483
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,728,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars expensive but worth it, September 3, 2000

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This review is from: Handbook of Phonetic Sciences (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) (Hardcover)

If you are a phoneticists, you need this book. Nearly every important contribution to the field is covered. Chances are if you know what this book is, you need it.