Acoustic Analysis of Speech - Raymond D. Kent

The Acoustic Analysis Of Speech presents essential information on modern methods for the acoustic analysis of speech. It assumes only a modest technical background and is intended for the reader who wants to know the basic issues in speech analysis but does not have an extensive background in engineering physics or mathematics. The book discusses the basic methods for the acoustic analysis of speech in relation to (a) the acoustic theory of speech production and (b) measures of primary interest to speech scientists speech-language pathologists linguists psychologists or others who are interested in the acoustic signal of speech. Readers will gain an understanding of theory methods and databases pertaining to speech acoustics. The book offers a simple and straightforward explanation of all aspects of acoustic analysis from recording the signal to analysis methods to sources of data on phonetic and suprasegmental aspects of speech. Includes reference to acoustic data for several languages in addition to English. TEXTBOOK

TITLE: Acoustic Analysis of Speech

AUTHOR: Raymond D. Kent

SKU: 9780769301129

PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning Inc

DATE PUBLISHED: 20/01/2002

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 320

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 188 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm

WEIGHT: 484 gr