The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics
The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics

Author: Rachael-Anne Knight

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-12-02

Total Pages: 902

ISBN-13: 1108596568

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Phonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds - is a major sub-discipline of linguistics. Bringing together a team of internationally renowned phoneticians, this handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent, cutting-edge work in the field, and focuses on the most widely-debated contemporary issues. Chapters are divided into five thematic areas: segmental production, prosodic production, measuring speech, audition and perception, and applications of phonetics. Each chapter presents an historical overview of the area, along with critical issues, current research and advice on the best practice for teaching phonetics to undergraduates. It brings together global perspectives, and includes examples from a wide range of languages, allowing readers to extend their knowledge beyond English. By providing both state-of-the-art research information, and an appreciation of how it can be shared with students, this handbook is essential both for academic phoneticians, and anyone with an interest in this exciting, rapidly developing field.

Reduction of Vowels and Consonants in Connected Speech
Reduction of Vowels and Consonants in Connected Speech

Author: Sabrina Rutner

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-16

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9783656667964

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Englisch - Padagogik, Didaktik, Sprachwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In connected speech, speakers of all languages typically try to articulate in the most efficient manner. Thus, they reduce any articulatory gesture that is not necessary for the understanding of the message and several simplification processes take place. These processes systematically cause changes in the segmental structure of words in relation to their citation form. As a result, the realization of words in connected speech differs a lot from the pronunciation of the words' citation form. Even though native speakers are unaware of the simplification processes that naturally occur in connected speech and may even deny making them, the structure simplification that occurs in the English language is well documented in linguistic literature (Brown 1979, Giegerich 1998, Gimson 2001). Based on this literature, the paper will focus on the question which simplification processes occur in English and how vowels and consonants are reduced and modified in connected speech. The structure simplification of segments in fluent speech is depended on phonetic, phonological, prosodic, grammatical, and discourse patterns of the language. As the structure simplification of function words is strongly connected to some of these factors, the weak form of function words and the most important factors of structure simplification will shortly be presented in the first part. In connected speech segments lose their phonological information through different types of simplification processes that affect speech production. These are vowel reduction, elision of vowels and consonants, assimilation of consonants and liaison. All of these processes will be explained in detail and with many examples. In the end, the most important findings of the paper will be summarized.

Principles of Clinical Phonology
Principles of Clinical Phonology

Author: Martin J. Ball

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1317368770

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Those working on the description of disordered speech are bound to be also involved with clinical phonology to some extent. This is because interpreting the speech signal is only the first step to an analysis. Describing the organization and function of a speech system is the next step. However, it is here that phonologists differ in their descriptions, as there are many current approaches in modern linguistics to undertaking phonological analyses of both normal and disordered speech. Much of the work in theoretical phonology of the last fifty years or so is of little use in either describing disordered speech or explaining it. This is because the dominant theoretical approach in linguists as a whole attempts elegant descriptions of linguistic data, not a psycholinguistic model of what speakers do when they speak. The latter is what is needed in clinical phonology. In this text, Martin J. Ball addresses these issues in an investigation of what principles should underlie a clinical phonology. This is not, however, simply another manual on how to do phonological analyses of disordered speech data, though examples of the application of various models of phonology to such data are provided. Nor is this a guide on how to do therapy, though a chapter on applications is included. Rather, this is an exploration of what theoretical underpinnings are best suited to describing, classifying, and treating the wide range of developmental and acquired speech disorders encountered in the speech-language pathology clinic.

Compendium of Auditory and Speech Tasks
Compendium of Auditory and Speech Tasks

Author: Joy Stackhouse

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-09-27

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9780470517499

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The book summarises research findings from a range of projects using a set of auditory and speech procedures designed for the psycholinguistic framework developed by Stackhouse and Wells (1997). These procedures have been used with children and adolescents with a range of difficulties associated with cleft lip and palate, dysarthria, dyspraxia, phonological impairment, Down syndrome, dyslexia, stammering, autism, semantic-pragmatic difficulties, general learning difficulties, and disadvantaged backgrounds. The procedures have also been used with normally developing children in the age range of 3-7 years. As a result, the book includes descriptions of typical performance on the procedures so that atypical can be identified more easily. In addition, as the materials were used in a longitudinal study of children’s speech and literacy development between the age of 4 and 7 years we can highlight which procedures will help in identifying children a) who are likely to persist with their speech difficulties and b) have associated literacy difficulties.

Developmental Phonological Disorders
Developmental Phonological Disorders

Author: Susan Rvachew

Publisher: Plural Publishing

Published: 2016-12-30

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1944883703

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Developmental Phonological Disorders: Foundations of Clinical Practice, Second Edition is the only graduate-level textbook designed for a competency-based approach to teaching, learning, and assessment. The book provides a deep review of the knowledge base necessary for the competent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental phonological disorders. Thoroughly revised and updated, the textbook contains learning objectives in each chapter to further support understanding of concepts and carefully designed case studies and demonstrations to promote application to clinical problem solving. Key Features: Learning objectives for each chapter subsectionIncludes the "how, why, and when" to apply each assessment and treatment procedure in clinical practice62 tables containing clinically relevant information such as normative data to interpret phonological assessment results99 figures to support clinical decision making such as recommending a treatment delivery model, selecting treatment targets, or choosing evidence-based interventions35 case studies to support a competency-based approach to teaching and assessment35 demonstrations that show how to implement assessment and treatment procedures The second edition provides a comprehensive overview of seminal studies and leading-edge research on both phonological development and phonological disorders, including motor speech disorders and emergent literacy. This wealth of theoretical background is integrated with detailed descriptions and demonstrations of clinical practice, allowing the speech-language pathologist to design interventions that are adapted to the unique needs of each child while being consistent with the best research evidence. New to the Second Edition: Updated and expanded section on childhood apraxia of speechUpdated and expanded sections on the identification and treatment of inconsistent phonological disorderAdministration and interpretation of the Syllable Repetition Task addedAdministration and interpretation of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology added with case studies and demonstrationsNew organization, formatting, and editing to reduce the size of the bookCase studies revised to a single-page formatImproved Table of Contents to ease access to content, including norms tables, case studies, and demonstrations