Discovering speech, words, and mind /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrd, Dani
Other Authors: Mintz, Toben H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Human language as a scientific phenomenon
  • 2. Speaking, sound, and hearing
  • 3. Phonetic diversity in the world's languages and diversity among dialects of English
  • 4. The scientific method and experimental design
  • 5. Speech perception
  • 6. Word recognition
  • 7. Phonological units and phonological patterning
  • 8. Word form and function
  • 9. Sign languages
  • 10. Language and the brain
  • 11. Language, speech, and hearing disorders
  • 12. Reading and dyslexia
  • Appendix: IPA chart.