The Human Vocal Tract: Anatomy, Function, Development, and Evolution

Crelin, Edmund S

ISBN 10: 053306967X / ISBN 13: 9780533069675

Published by Vantage Press (edition First Edition), 1987

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 053306967X-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Human Vocal Tract: Anatomy, Function, Development, and Evolution
• Publisher: Vantage Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 053306967X
• ISBN 13: 9780533069675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Pp. x, 265; 227 text-figures (black-and-white photos and line drawings). Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This volume is the result of eight years of laboratory research into those properties of the human vocal tract that distinguish it from those of animals. The author also explores the role of the brain in language production. Here he researches some fascinating conclusions about the interaction between the development of the human capacity for language and the evolution of the brain (from the jacket flap). Warmly inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. There is also a full page hand-written letter from author dated 10/27/96 laid in at the front. No other ownership marks and no signs of use.