Phonetics in the Brain, Hardback Book

Phonetics in the Brain Hardback

Part of the Elements in Phonetics series

Hardback

  • Information

Description

Spoken language is a rapidly unfolding signal: a complex code that the listener must crack to understand what is being said.

From the structures of the inner ear through to higher-order areas of the brain, a hierarchy of interlinked processes transforms the acoustic signal into a linguistic message within fractions of a second.

This Element outlines how we perceive speech and explores what the auditory system needs to achieve to make this possible.

It traces a path through the system and discusses the mechanisms that enable us to perceive speech as a coherent sequence of words.

This is combined with a brief history of research into language and the brain beginning in the nineteenth century, as well as an overview of the state-of-the-art neuroimaging and analysis techniques that are used to investigate phonetics in the brain today.

This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Information

Save 7%

£49.99

£46.13

Information