Speech and Voice Science

Alison Behrman, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Associate Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Lehman College/City University of New York, where she teaches courses in speech science, anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy, motor speech disorders, voice disorders, and nonnative accents.

• Clinical Cases and ApplicationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the IllustratorAbout the ContributorChapter 1. Introduction1.1 The Clinical Usefulness of Speech and Voice Science1.2 Defining Speech Science1.3 Advice for Students on Effective Study TechniquesChapter 2. Describing and Explaining Motion2.1 Systems of Measurement2.2 Describing Motion: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, and Deceleration2.3 Newton's Laws Explain Motion2.4 Momentum and Energy2.5 Three States of MatterChapter 3. Sound Waves3.1 Vibration3.2 The Nature of Waves3.3 Transfer of Energy in Waves3.4 Visualizing a Sound Wave3.5 Properties of Sound Waves3.6 The Perception of Sound Waves3.7 Pure and Complex Tones3.8 Behavior of Sound Waves3.9 ResonanceRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 4. BreathingClinical Case 1: Breath-Holding Speech4.1 Introduction4.2 Respiration4.3 Balloons or Boyle's Law?4.4 Anatomy of the Lower Airway4.5 The Biomechanics of Breathing4.6 The Biomechanics of Speech Breathing4.7 The Work of Breathing4.8 Instrumentation for Measuring Breathing Kinematics4.9 Clinical Application: Disorders Related to BreathingRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 5. Phonation I: Basic Voice ScienceClinical Case 2: Running Out of Breath5.1 Overview5.2 Anatomy of the Larynx5.3 Neural Control of Phonation5.4 Theories of Voice Production5.5 Biomechanics of Vocal Fold Vibration5.6 Biomechanical Stress-Strain Properties of Vocal Fold Tissues5.7 Physiology of Phonatory Control558 Voice Quality5.9 Clinical Application: Disorders Related to Voice ProductionRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 6. Phonation II: Measurement and InstrumentationClinical Case 3: Camp Voice6.1 Measurement of |o and Intensity6.2 Measurement of Phonatory Aerodynamics6.3 Instrumentation for Exploring the Dynamics of the Vocal Folds6.4 Vocal Registers Clinical Case 4: Persistent Mutational FalsettoRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 7. The Production and Perception of VowelsClinical Case 5: Accent Management7.1 Introduction7.2 Acoustic Theory of Speech Production7.3 Vowels7.4 Language and Dialect Influences on Vowel Production7.5 The Vocal Tract as a Regulator of Intensity7.6 Acoustic Filters7.7 Instrumentation for Measuring Vocal Tract Acoustics7.8 Vocal Tract Imaging: Current Research and Future TrendsClinical Case 6: Ataxic DysarthriaRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 8. The Production and Perception of ConsonantsClinical Case 7: Facial Nerve Trauma8.1 Introduction8.2 Three Sources of Speech Sounds8.3 Phonetic Description of Consonants8.4 Acoustic Representation of Consonants8.5 Clinical Application: Speech Sound Disorders8.6 Language and Dialect Influences on Consonant Production8.7 Instrumentation and Measurement of Vocal Tract Aerodynamics8.8 Instrumentation for Measuring Articulation Clinical Case 6: Articulation ErrorsRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 9. ProsodyClinical Case 9: Parkinson's Disease9.1 Introduction to Prosody9.2 Basic Building Blocks of Prosody9.3 Syllabic Stress and Prominence9.4 Speech Rhythm 9.5 Accentedness and Prosody9.6 In Summary of ProsodyClinical Case 10: Gender-Diverse Speech and VoiceChapter 10. Theories and Models of Speech ProductionClinical Case 11: Spastic Cerebral Palsy10.1 Introduction10.2 Theories and Models10.3 Theoretical Issues for Consideration10.4 Models of Speech Production10.5 Investigational Considerations10.6 Motor Learning Principles 10.7 Language and SpeechClinical Case 12: Oral Motor ExercisesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 11. Theories of Speech PerceptionClinical Case 13: Visual feedback11.1 Introduction11.2 Topics in Speech Perception11.3 Theories of Speech Perception11.4 What Babies Can Tell Us About Perception11.5 Perception of Speaker Identity Clinical Case 14: Auditory FeedbackRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningChapter 12. InstrumentationDonald Finan12.1 Introduction to Measurement12.2 Basic Principles of Measurement 12.3 Sensors for Capturing Speech12.4 Microphones12.5 Amplification12.6 Making the Connection12.7 Recording Environment12.8 Data Acquisition: Let's Get Digital12.9 Data Storage12.10 Balancing Cost, Complexity, and Accuracy in Digital Data Acquisition12.11 Best Practices for the Use of Instrumentation12.12 Let's Wrap This Thing Up!Appendix A. Measurement ConversionsAppendix B. Reading PassagesAppendix C. Frequencies of the Musical ScaleAppendix D. The International Phonetic AlphabetIndex