Human Speech : Some Observations, Experiments, and Conclusions as to the Nature, Origin, Purpose and Possible Improvement

Sir Richard Paget

Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., UK, 1930

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Blue cloth Hardcover, with bright gold lettering and logo on the spine. Some tanning on fep and page edges. No inscriptions, nice sharp corners to boards. Not ex. library. 360 pages, index, appendices, plus 18 pages of adverts, illustrated with b/w photographs, charts, diagrams. Contents: Preliminary Observations as to the Vocal Organs, & their Functions in Speech; Observations on the Vowel Resonances; Experiments with Models (Vowels); Vowel Sounds: Single or Double Resonance? Observations & Experiments on the Consonants; The Origin & Development of Speech; Vowel & Consonant Symbolism; The Development of Different Languages; Voice Production; Mouth Resonance in Relation to Laryngeal Pitch; Artificial Speech & Song; The Advancement of Language and Its Notation. Contents clean, tight and bright. A very nice clean book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Speech : Some Observations, Experiments, and Conclusions as to the Nature, Origin, Purpose and Possible Improvement
• Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., UK
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
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