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Informationen zum Autor Dani Byrd is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California and a Research Affiliate of Haskins Laboratories. She is a member of the Editorial Board on both the Journal of Phonetics and the Journal of the International Phonetic Association, and has published widely on articulation, vocal tract imaging and prosody.Toben H. Mintz is Associate Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Southern California, where his research involves studies with infants, toddlers, and adults, as well as computer modelling. He is on the Editorial Board of Cognition. Klappentext Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind examines language as a cognitive science, applying scientific tools to the study of various aspects of speech. Written in a lively and highly accessible style for students with no background in linguistics or psychology, readers are guided through the fundamentals of speech production, speech perception, word-formation, language acquisition and speech disorders.Focusing on speech production and recognition at the word-level and below, the book examines morphological, phonological, and phonetic perspectives. It explicitly connects three avenues of exploration - speech, words, and mind - through an examination of how the informational content of the speech signal relates to phonological units; it goes on to describe how these units combine in the morphological structuring of words and are accessed as the speech signal is processed by the listener. Featuring numerous illustrations and exercises, and accompanied by further online exercises and data, this is an ideal introduction to the science of language. Zusammenfassung Written in a lively style, Discovering Speech, Words, andMind applies a scientific approach to the study of variousaspects of speech, using everyday examples to introduce thebeginning student to the world of language and cognition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Human Language as a Scientific Phenomenon2 Speaking, Sound, and Hearing3 Phonetic Diversity in the World's Languages and Diversity Among Dialects of English4 The Scientific Method and Experimental Design5 Speech Perception6 Word Recognition7 Phonological Units and Phonological Patterning8 Word Form and Function9 Sign Languages10 Language and the Brain11 Language, Speech, and Hearing Disorders12 Reading and DyslexiaAppendix--IPA ChartIndex...
List of contents
1 Human Language as a Scientific Phenomenon
2 Speaking, Sound, and Hearing
3 Phonetic Diversity in the World's Languages and Diversity Among Dialects of English
4 The Scientific Method and Experimental Design
5 Speech Perception
6 Word Recognition
7 Phonological Units and Phonological Patterning
8 Word Form and Function
9 Sign Languages
10 Language and the Brain
11 Language, Speech, and Hearing Disorders
12 Reading and Dyslexia
Appendix--IPA Chart
Index
Report
"Captivating a broader audience with the wonder andimportance of speech for understanding language is a difficultundertaking. In this beautifully written and illustrated book, Byrdand Mintz do just that ... In this engaging and highly readablebook, the reader learns to appreciate the complexity and beauty oflanguage, and to think scientifically about it. A daunting amountof information is presented, but in such a coherent and engagingfashion that the facts support one another, creating a well-woventapestry that hangs together ... Given the writing quality, itis a book I would recommend even for those who are not enrolled ina formal class." Language (March2012)
"I recommend this textbook for its cogent exposition of importantand foundational findings in psycholinguistics and for connectingtheoretical and empirical aspects in the study of language in acompelling discussion." Linguist (February2011)
