{"product_id":"applying-phonetics-9781119164548","title":"Applying Phonetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique and accessible introduction to the field of phonetics through real-life applications and practical examples\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamic field of phonetics, the science of the structure and function of human speech, has seen exciting technological innovations and new applications in recent years.\u003ci\u003eApplying Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003eintroduces students to the field through a unique exploratory approach that highlights practical applications and focuses on the diverse ways in which the speech sciences influence daily life. Requiring no prior knowledge of linguistics, this accessible, student-friendly textbook introduces the key concepts in phonetics and explains their relevance to contemporary applications. Even students who have completed introductory linguistics courses will discover plenty of new material in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than immediately delving into complex theoretical information, the text presents a brief overview of basic concepts and then uses applicationsspeech synthe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…\u003ci\u003eApplying Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e is not only one of the most informative introductions to phonetics that I have encountered, it is certainly also one of the most approachable.” - Janine A. E. Strandberg, University of Groningen, \u003cb\u003eLINGUIST List\u003c\/b\u003e 32.1818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…this book has enormous promise for introducing students to speech sciences and providing a new entrance point to the overall fields of applied linguistics and linguistics.” – \u003cb\u003eJournal of Second Language Pronunciation\u003c\/b\u003e 8:1 (2022), pp. 149-154\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I What Is Speech? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introducing Phonetics: The Science of Speech 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 speech, language, and communication 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 the sound structure of speech 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 phonetics as a field of study 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Human Vocal Tract 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 the vocal apparatus 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 making speech 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Sound, Spelling, and Phonetic Transcription 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 why do speech specialists need a phonetic alphabet? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 phonetic transcription 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Sounds of Language 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 consonants 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 vowels 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 speech sounds in other languages 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Beyond Segments 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 syllables 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 stress 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 rhythm 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 intonation 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Speech as a Human Phenomenon 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Origins of Speech 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 our place in evolution 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 how \u003ci\u003especial \u003c\/i\u003eis speech? 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Speech Across the Lifespan 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 anatomical development from infancy to the teens 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 the development of speech perception 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 childhood speech production 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 speech in adulthood 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 aging 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 When Things Go Wrong: Disorders of Speech 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 cleft lip and cleft palate 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 stuttering 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 laryngectomy 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 aphasias 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 some additional disorders 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 the role of speech–language pathologists 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 transcribing disordered speech 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Applying Phonetics 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Machines that Talk 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 the history of speech synthesis 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 the nature of synthetic speech 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 the secret life of text‐to‐speech systems 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 how good is your speech synthesizer? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 the future of synthetic speech 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Forensic Speech Science 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 earwitness identification 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 expert speaker identification: whose speech is on that threatening voicemail? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 speaker profiling: what does the sound of a voice tell us about its owner? 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 disputed utterance analysis: was that really a confession? 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 other applications 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 some closing thoughts 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Pronunciation Teaching 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 second‐language learning and accented speech 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 the nature of L2 accents 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 analyzing L2 speech 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 L2 accents and communication 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 pronunciation in second‐language instruction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Phonetics for Stage, Screen, and Concert Hall 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 accents for actors 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 some applications in vocal music 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 More Applications in Arts and Entertainment 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 speech and animation 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 invisible speech: the paradox of ventriloquism 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 the sounds of constructed languages 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Phonetics in the Business World (and Beyond) 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 automatic speech recognition 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 the surprising story of the vocoder 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 speech in branding and marketing 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Ethical Issues 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 talking about speech 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 speech science versus speech science fiction 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 other ethical concerns 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor further reading 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Sources 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 217\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407000346967,"sku":"9781119164548","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119164548.jpg?v=1730497843","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/applying-phonetics-9781119164548","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}