{"product_id":"speech-and-voice-science-9781635503227","title":"Speech and Voice Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Behrman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Plural Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Plural Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Audiology \u0026amp; Speech Pathology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeech and Voice Science, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the only textbook to provide comprehensive and detailed information on both voice source and vocal tract contributions to speech production. In addition, it is the only textbook to address dialectical and nonnative language differences in vowel and consonant production, bias in perception of speaker identity, and prosody (suprasegmental features) in detail. With the new edition, clinical application is integrated throughout the text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDue to its highly readable writing style being user-friendly for all levels of students, instructors report using this book for a wide variety of courses, including undergraduate and graduate courses in acoustic phonetics, speech science, instrumentation, and voice disorders. Heavily revised and updated, this fourth edition offers multiple new resources for instructors and students to enhance classroom learning and active student participation. At the same time, this text provides flexibility to allow instructors to construct a classroom learning experience that best suits their course objectives.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeech and Voice Science \u003c\/i\u003enow has an accompanying workbook for students by Alison Behrman and Donald Finan!\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew to the Fourth Edition\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSixteen new illustrations and nineteen revised illustrations, many now in color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew coverage of topics related to diversity, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDialectical and nonnative language differences in vowel and consonant production and what makes all of us have an \"accent\" (Chapter 7--Vowels and Chapter 8--Consonants)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow suprasegmental features are shaped by dialect and accent (Chapter 9--Prosody)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerception of speaker identity, including race\/ethnicity, gender, and accent (Chapter 11- Speech Perception)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncreased focus on clinical application throughout each chapter, including three new sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated Chapter 4 (Breathing) includes enhanced discussion of speech breathing and new accompanying illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated Chapter 10 (Theories of Speech Production) now includes the DIVA Model, motor learning theory, and clinical applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated Chapter 11 (Speech Perception) now includes revised Motor Learning theory, Mirror Neurons, and clinical applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded guide for students on best practices for studying in Chapter 1(Introduction)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eKey Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA two-color interior to provide increased readability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavily illustrated, including color figures, to enhance information provided in the text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForty-nine \u003cb\u003espectrogram figures\u003c\/b\u003e provide increased clarity of key acoustic features of vowels and consonants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourteen \u003cb\u003eclinical cases\u003c\/b\u003e throughout the book to help students apply speech science principles to clinical practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe text comes with access to a PluralPlus companion website with many supplementary student study aids and teaching materials. 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