Speech and Voice Science - Softcover

Behrman, Alison, Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597560480 ISBN 13: 9781597560481

Publisher: Plural Pub Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Intended for the basic course in speech and voice science in communication disorders departments, this book is the most definitive textbook for beginning students with little background in voice and speech sciences and disorders. Instructors will appreciate the appropriate details on the physics, acoustics and physiology of voice and speech as well as the feeling of being in the lab while research takes place.

The author has included feature panels throughout the text depicting interesting historical or physiological highlights that add both depth and lighthearted commentary to the reading experience. Major research discoveries and historical events of note are incorporated in a chapter introducing the leading voice and speech laboratories from around the world, showing how the field has grown over the past half century. An exceptional chapter on phonation presents the most in-depth exploration of voice and laryngeal dynamics available in any text that is targeted specifically to undergraduate and introductory graduate students in speech-language pathology. This chapter would also make an excellent supplement to any voice disorders class.

A fully illustrated set of PowerPoint slides for each chapter is included and is ready for classroom use.

About this title

About the Author

Alison Behrman, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in Speech Communication Studies at Iona College. A well-respected speech and voice scientist with clinical expertise in voice disorders, she maintains an active research program and lectures around the world on speech science, instrumentation and the treatment of voice disorders. She has developed voice centers for two major New York City medical centers and was a founding member of the International Conference on the Physiology and Acoustics of Singing.

Review

Doody Enterprises, Inc.: "* * * * Four stars from Doody's Review Service! [First Edition]" Lynn Helding, Journal of Singing, (2009): "Someone has finally done it: written 'Voice Science for the Non-Scientific (Yet Nevertheless Intelligent) Person'... Both the set up scheme and graphic features of this book should guarantee its use by many different populations within the larger community of voice studies, for these allow the reader to navigate quickly to topics of interest without having to wade through clinical or technical language to get there. [Refers to First Edition]"

Edition details

• Publisher: Plural Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597560480
• ISBN 13: 9781597560481
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 450