Articulatory Phonetics

<i>Articulatory Phonetics</i> presents a concise and non-technical introduction to the physiological processes involved in producing sounds in human speech. <ul> <li>Traces the path of the speech production system through to the point where simple vocal sounds are produced, covering the nervous system, and muscles, respiration, and phonation</li> <li>Introduces more complex anatomical concepts of articulatory phonetics and particular sounds of human speech, including brain anatomy and coarticulation</li> <li>Explores the most current methodologies, measurement tools, and theories in the field</li> <li>Features chapter-by-chapter exercises and a series of original illustrations which take the mystery out of the anatomy, physiology, and measurement techniques relevant to speech research</li> <li>Includes a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/articulatoryphonetics with additional exercises for each chapter and new, easy-to-understand images of the vocal tract and of measurement tools/data for articulatory phonetics teaching and research</li> <li>Password protected instructor’s material includes an answer key for the additional exercises</li> </ul>