Discovering speech, words, and mind
By: Dani Byrd and Toben H. Mintz.
Contributors: Mintz, Toben H.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405157988; 9781405157995
Subjects: Oral communication; Speech; Speech perception; Language and languages
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Human language as a scientific phenomenon; title: 2. Speaking, sound, and hearing; title: 3. Phonetic diversity in the world's languages and diversity among dialects of English; title: 4. Introduction to experimental design; title: 5. Speech perception; title: 6. Word recognition; title: 7. Phonological units and phonological patterning; title: 8. Word form and function; title: 9. Sign languages; title: 10. Language and the brain; title: 11. Language, speech, and hearing disorders; title: 12. Reading and dyslexia; title: Appendix: IPA chart.