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This monograph arose from a conference on the Production of Speech held at the University of Texas at Austin on April 28-30, 1981. It was sponsored by the Center for Cognitive Science, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Linguistics and Psychology Departments. The conference was the second in a series of conferences on human experimental psychology: the first, held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Psychology Department, resulted in publication of the monograph Neural Mechanisms in Behavior, D. McFadden (Ed.), Springer-Verlag, 1980. The choice of the particular topic of the second conference was motivated by the belief that the state of knowledge of speech production had recently reached a critical mass, and that a good deal was to be gained from bringing together the foremost researchers in this field. The benefits were the opportunity for the participants to compare notes on their common problems, the publication of a monograph giving a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of this research area, and the provision of enormous intellectual stimulus for local students of this topic.

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Author:   Peter F. MacNeilage
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.493kg
ISBN:  

9781461382041

ISBN 10:   1461382041
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   14 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Control Processes in Speech Production.- 1 Central Processes Involved in Arm Movement Control.- 2 Laryngeal Gestures in Speech Production.- 3 Dynamic Characteristics of Voice Fundamental Frequency in Speech and Singing.- 4 The Segmental Organization of Speech.- 5 Development of Speech Production: Perspectives from Natural and Perturbed Speech.- 6 Sublexical Units and Suprasegmental Structure in Speech Production Planning.- 7 A “Dynamic Pattern” Perspective on the Control and Coordination of Movement.- II Production Constraints and Sound Patterns of Language.- 8 Cross-Linguistic Studies of Speech Production.- 9 The Origin of Sound Patterns in Vocal Tract Constraints.- 10 Economy of Speech Gestures.- 11 Design Features of Speech Sound Systems.- III Two Perspectives.- 12 In Favor of Some Uncommon Approaches to the Study of Speech.- 13 Some Reflections on Speech Research.- Author Index.- Language Index.

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