This comprehensive textbook provides a clear, reader-friendly writing style, serves as an introduction to speech science, and covers basic information on acoustics, the acoustic analysis of speech, speech anatomy and physiology, and speech perception. The Fifth Edition also includes topics such as research methodology, speech motor control, and history/evolution of speech science. Features include the following: new material on speech respiration and expanded information on cross-language speech issues; new organization and shortened chapters aid reading and comprehension; information on acoustics, speech physiology, and speech perception is integrated to create a unified treatment of speech science; an explanation of the normal communication process serves as a basis for comparison with communication disorders; audio clips available on the companion Website are referenced in the text by an icon; and, a bibliography concludes each chapter to encourage further study. With its reader-friendly content and valuable online resources, "Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics and Perception of Speech, Fifth Edition" is an ideal text for beginning speech pathology and audiology students and faculty alike. Visit the book's companion Website to view the online resources.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Language and Thought ACOUSTICS Acoustics SPEECH PRODUCTION Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Respiration Phonation Articulation and Resonance 1: Vowels Articulation and Resonance 2: Consonants and Prosody Feedback and Models of Production SPEECH PERCEPTION Hearing Acoustic Cues Categorical Perception, Auditory and Phonetic Analysis, Models of Speech Perception INSTRUMENTATION Experimental and Descriptive Research; Instrumentation for Acoustic and Perceptual Analysis Physiological Instrumentation Pioneers of Speech Science