Foundations of Voice Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Voice Production and Perception
Jody Kreiman
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Description for Foundations of Voice Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Voice Production and Perception
Hardback. Exploring questions of how and why the quality of a person s voice influences our perceptions, Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the role that voice quality plays in our social lives. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence.
Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence.
- Offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on all facets of voice perception, illustrating why listeners hear what they do and how they reach conclusions based on voice quality
- Integrates voice literature from a multitude of sources and disciplines
- Supplemented with practical and approachable examples, including a companion website with sound files at www.wiley.com/go/voicestudies
- Explores the choice of various voices in advertising and broadcasting, and voice perception in singing voices and forensic applications
- Provides a straightforward and thorough overview of vocal physiology and control
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631222972
SKU
V9780631222972
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99-50
About Jody Kreiman
Jody Kreiman is Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and has published over 60 scholarly papers in a variety of journals. Diana Sidtis (formerly Van Lancker) is Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at New York University and performs research at the Nathan ... Read more
Reviews for Foundations of Voice Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Voice Production and Perception
“Foundations of Voice Studies has won the American Publishers Award for professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) for best book of 2011 in the areas of Language and Linguistics. It has been praised as “a gem” by David Pisoni of Indiana University and “a remarkable book” by Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel of MIT. Even just its tables make this an invaluable ... Read more