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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877259203321

Autore

Kreiman Jody

Titolo

Foundations of voice studies : an interdisciplinary approach to voice production and perception / / Jody Kreiman and Diana Sidtis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-40815-5

9786613408150

1-4443-9504-1

1-4443-9506-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (514 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SidtisDiana

Disciplina

414

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology

Sociolinguistics

Voice - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Foundations of Voice Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Voice Production and Perception""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Producing a Voice and Controlling Its Sound""; ""3 Neurological Foundations of Voice Production and Perception""; ""4 Physical Characteristics and the Voice: Can We Hear What a Speaker Looks Like?""; ""5 Recognizing Speaker Identity From Voice: Theoretical and Ethological Perspectives and a Psychological Model""; ""6 The Brain Behind the Voice: Cerebral Models of Voice Production and Perception""; ""7 Identifying Unfamiliar Voices in Forensic Contexts""

""8 Linguistic Uses of Voice Quality: How Voice Signals Linguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Communication""""9 Perception of Emotion and Personality from Voice""; ""10 Miscellany: Voice in Law Enforcement, Media and Singing""; ""References""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index""

Sommario/riassunto

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 broad