Overview

Written in a user-friendly style by three distinguished scientists/editors/clinicians, who have taught the course to thousands of students at premier educational programs, the scope of the book is all-inclusive, comprehensively covering anatomy, physiology, acoustics, perception, and swallowing. The book represents a quantum leap forward toward preparing speech-language pathologists in training to understand importance of the science that underpins their work and provides framework for approaching the evaluation and management of each of their future clients. This text provides all that instructors need to ensure that their students are fully ready for the clinical practicum training.

• Describes scientific principles explicitly, and in translational terms that emphasize their relevance to clinical practice.
• Features original illustrations and artwork designed to be instructive learning tools customized by a single illustrator and are largely in full color.
• Includes clinical scenarios woven into the text to emphasize the relevance of the concepts presented and focus the discussion on humanistic values.
• Rich with analogies that aid thinking about processes from different perspectives.
• Features "sidetracks" that relate interesting historical and contemporary facts to the discipline of speech science.
• Provides a framework for conceptualizing the uses, subsystems, and levels of observation of speech production, speech, and swallowing.
• Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses preparing students for clinical study.

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Reviews

• Julie Liss, PhD (Arizona State University), Doody's Review Service, (2008):
  "***** Five Stars! The chapters are uniform in their coverage of a historical perspective as well as state-of-the-art knowledge and research.... Provides a resource that is at once detailed, comprehensive, exceptionally written, and engaging."

• I.G. Ashbaugh, CHOICE, (April 2009):
  "This textbook is an easy-to-read, well-organized resource that would be appropriate for courses in both speech science and the anatomy/physiology of the speech mechanism. Summing up: Highly recommended."

• Amy T. Neel, PhD, ASHA SID 5, Perspectives, (2008):
  "... A text that can be used for both anatomy and speech science courses, provides thorough and clear explanations of speech production and speech perception, and addresses clinical topics through case studies at the beginning and end of each chapter. ...Graduate students and professioanls will use it as a resource long after their undergraduate course work is complete."

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Speech & Voice Science
Secondary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Anatomy & Physiology
Audience Level: Textbook - Desk Copy

• Introduction
  • Focus of the Book
  • Domain of Preclinical Speech Science
  • Review
• Breathing and Speech Production
  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of Breathing
  • Breathing and Speech Production
  • Measurement of Breathing
  • Speech Breathing Disorders
  • Clinical Professionals and Speech Breathing Disorders
  • Review
  • References
• Laryngeal Function and Speech Production
  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of Laryngeal Function
  • Laryngeal Function in Speech Production
  • Measurement of Laryngeal Function
  • Laryngeal Disorders and Speech Production
  • Clinical Professionals and Laryngeal Disorders in Speech Production
  • Review
  • References
• Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function and Speech Production
  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function
  • Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function and Speech Production
  • Measurement of Velopharyngeal-Nasal Function
  • Velopharyngeal-Nasal Disorders and Speech Production
  • Clinical Professionals and Velopharyngeal-Nasal Disorders in Speech Production
  • Review
  • References
• Pharyngeal-Oral Function and Speech Production
  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of Pharyngeal-Oral Function
  • Pharyngeal-Oral Function in Speech Production
  • Measurement of Pharyngeal-Oral Function
  • Pharyngeal-Oral Disorders and Speech Production
  • Clinical Professionals and Pharyngeal-Oral Disorders in Speech Production
  • Review
  • References
• Acoustics
  • Introduction
  • Pressure Waves
  • Sinusoidal Motion
  • Complex Acoustic Events
  • Resonance
  • An Extension of the Resonance Curve Concept: The Shaping of a Source by the Acoustic Characteristics of a Resonator
  • Review
  • References
• Acoustic Theory of Vowel Production
  • Introduction
  • What Is the Precise Nature of the Input Signal Generated by the Vibrating Vocal Folds?
  • Why Should the Vocal Tract Be Conceptualized as a Tube Closed at One End?
  • How Are the Acoustic Properties of the Vocal Tract Determined?
  • How Does the Vocal Tract Shape the Input Signal? (How Is the Source Spectrum Combined with the Theoretical Vocal Tract Spectrum to Produce a Vocal Tract Output?)
  • What Happens to the Resonant Frequencies of the Vocal Tract When the Tube Is Constricted at a Given Location?
  • Confirmation of the Acoustic Theory of Vowel Production
  • Review
  • References
• Theory of Consonant Acoustics
  • Introduction
  • Why Is the Acoustic Theory of Speech Production Most Accurate and Straightforward for Vowels?
  • What Are the Acoustics of Coupled (Shunt) Resonators, and How Do They Apply to Consonant Acoustics?
  • What Is the Theory of Fricative Acoustics?
  • What Is the Theory of Stop Acoustics?
  • What Is the Theory of Affricate Acoustics?
  • What Kinds of Acoustic Distinctions Are Associated with the Voicing Distinction in Obstruents?
  • Review
  • References
• Speech Acoustic Analysis
  • Introduction
  • A Brief Historical Prelude
  • The Original Sound Spectrograph: History and Technique
  • Speech Acoustics Is Not All About Segments: Suprasegmentals
  • Digital Techniques for Speech Analysis
  • Review
  • References
• Acoustic Phonetics Data
  • Introduction
  • Vowels
  • Diphthongs
  • Nasals
  • Semivowels
  • Fricatives
  • Stops
  • Affricates
  • Acoustic Characteristics of Prosody
  • Review
  • References
• Speech Perception
  • Introduction
  • Early Speech Perception Research and Categorical Perception
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Review
  • References
• Swallowing
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy
  • Forces and Movements of Swallowing
  • Breathing and Swallowing
  • Neural Control of Swallowing
  • Variables that Influence Swallowing
  • Measurement of Swallowing
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Clinical Professionals and Swallowing Disorders
  • Review
  • References
• Name Index
• Subject Index

About The Authors

Thomas Hixon, Ph.D.

Thomas J. Hixon, Ph.D., was Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Director of the National Center for Neurogenic Communication Disorders, and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate College at the University of Arizona.

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Gary Weismer, Ph.D.

Gary Weismer, Ph.D. is Oros-Bascom Professor of Communicative Disorders and an investigator at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pennsylvania State University and his doctorate from UW—Madison in 1975. Dr. Weismer’s current research papers concern normal speech production and various aspects of motor speech disorders. He has twice been Associate Editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (previously the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research), and is currently Associate Editor for Motor Speech Disorders, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica (FLP), and the incoming Editor-in-Chief of FLP. Dr. Weismer is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and his research has been funded by NIH for the past 25 years.

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Jeannette Hoit, Ph.D.

Jeannette D. Hoit, Ph.D. is Professor of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona and a speech-language pathologist. Dr. Hoit received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Los Angeles, her M.A. in Communicative Disorders from San Diego State University, her Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona, and pursued postdoctoral study in the Harvard School of Public Health Respiratory Biology Program and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Speech Research Laboratory. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, past-Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and past-President of the American Association of Phonetic Sciences. Dr. Hoit’s research focuses on speech physiology, with particular emphasis on normal aging and development, neuromotor speech disorders, and respiratory function and dysfunction, including ventilator-supported speech and speaking-related dyspnea. Most of her research has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Dr. Hoit’s daily life consists of mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and she has been recognized for these contributions with teaching and advising awards.

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