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Author:   Alison Behrman
Publisher:   Plural Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Plural Publishing Inc
Edition:   4th New edition
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9781635503227

ISBN 10:   1635503221
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   02 August 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Clinical Cases and Applications Preface Acknowledgments About the Illustrator About the Contributor Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 The Clinical Usefulness of Speech and Voice Science 1.2 Defining Speech Science 1.3 Advice for Students on Effective Study Techniques Chapter 2. Describing and Explaining Motion 2.1 Systems of Measurement 2.2 Describing Motion: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, and Deceleration 2.3 Newton's Laws Explain Motion 2.4 Momentum and Energy 2.5 Three States of Matter Chapter 3. Sound Waves 3.1 Vibration 3.2 The Nature of Waves 3.3 Transfer of Energy in Waves 3.4 Visualizing a Sound Wave 3.5 Properties of Sound Waves 3.6 The Perception of Sound Waves 3.7 Pure and Complex Tones 3.8 Behavior of Sound Waves 3.9 Resonance Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 4. Breathing Clinical Case 1: Breath-Holding Speech 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Respiration 4.3 Balloons or Boyle's Law? 4.4 Anatomy of the Lower Airway 4.5 The Biomechanics of Breathing 4.6 The Biomechanics of Speech Breathing 4.7 The Work of Breathing 4.8 Instrumentation for Measuring Breathing Kinematics 4.9 Clinical Application: Disorders Related to Breathing Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 5. Phonation I: Basic Voice Science Clinical Case 2: Running Out of Breath 5.1 Overview 5.2 Anatomy of the Larynx 5.3 Neural Control of Phonation 5.4 Theories of Voice Production 5.5 Biomechanics of Vocal Fold Vibration 5.6 Biomechanical Stress-Strain Properties of Vocal Fold Tissues 5.7 Physiology of Phonatory Control 558 Voice Quality 5.9 Clinical Application: Disorders Related to Voice Production Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 6. Phonation II: Measurement and Instrumentation Clinical Case 3: Camp Voice 6.1 Measurement of |o and Intensity 6.2 Measurement of Phonatory Aerodynamics 6.3 Instrumentation for Exploring the Dynamics of the Vocal Folds 6.4 Vocal Registers Clinical Case 4: Persistent Mutational Falsetto Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 7. The Production and Perception of Vowels Clinical Case 5: Accent Management 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Acoustic Theory of Speech Production 7.3 Vowels 7.4 Language and Dialect Influences on Vowel Production 7.5 The Vocal Tract as a Regulator of Intensity 7.6 Acoustic Filters 7.7 Instrumentation for Measuring Vocal Tract Acoustics 7.8 Vocal Tract Imaging: Current Research and Future Trends Clinical Case 6: Ataxic Dysarthria Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 8. The Production and Perception of Consonants Clinical Case 7: Facial Nerve Trauma 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Three Sources of Speech Sounds 8.3 Phonetic Description of Consonants 8.4 Acoustic Representation of Consonants 8.5 Clinical Application: Speech Sound Disorders 8.6 Language and Dialect Influences on Consonant Production 8.7 Instrumentation and Measurement of Vocal Tract Aerodynamics 8.8 Instrumentation for Measuring Articulation Clinical Case 6: Articulation Errors Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 9. Prosody Clinical Case 9: Parkinson's Disease 9.1 Introduction to Prosody 9.2 Basic Building Blocks of Prosody 9.3 Syllabic Stress and Prominence 9.4 Speech Rhythm 9.5 Accentedness and Prosody 9.6 In Summary of Prosody Clinical Case 10: Gender-Diverse Speech and Voice Chapter 10. Theories and Models of Speech Production Clinical Case 11: Spastic Cerebral Palsy 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Theories and Models 10.3 Theoretical Issues for Consideration 10.4 Models of Speech Production 10.5 Investigational Considerations 10.6 Motor Learning Principles 10.7 Language and Speech Clinical Case 12: Oral Motor Exercises Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 11. Theories of Speech Perception Clinical Case 13: Visual feedback 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Topics in Speech Perception 11.3 Theories of Speech Perception 11.4 What Babies Can Tell Us About Perception 11.5 Perception of Speaker Identity Clinical Case 14: Auditory Feedback Recommended Internet Sites for Further Learning Chapter 12. Instrumentation Donald Finan 12.1 Introduction to Measurement 12.2 Basic Principles of Measurement 12.3 Sensors for Capturing Speech 12.4 Microphones 12.5 Amplification 12.6 Making the Connection 12.7 Recording Environment 12.8 Data Acquisition: Let's Get Digital 12.9 Data Storage 12.10 Balancing Cost, Complexity, and Accuracy in Digital Data Acquisition 12.11 Best Practices for the Use of Instrumentation 12.12 Let's Wrap This Thing Up! Appendix A. Measurement Conversions Appendix B. Reading Passages Appendix C. Frequencies of the Musical Scale Appendix D. The International Phonetic Alphabet Index

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Alison Behrman, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Associate Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Lehman College/City University of New York, where she teaches courses in speech science, anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy, motor speech disorders, voice disorders, and nonnative accents.

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