Download or read book Listening to Speech written by Steven Greenberg and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human species is largely defined by its use of spoken language, so integral is speech communication to behavior and social interaction. Despite its importance in everyday life, comparatively little is known about the auditory mechanisms that underlie the ability to understand language. The current volume examines the perception and processing of speech from the perspective of the hearing system. The chapters in this book describe a comprehensive set of approaches to the scientific study of speech and hearing, ranging from anatomy and physiology, to psychophysics and perception, and computational modeling. The auditory basis of speech is examined within a biological and an evolutionary context, and its relevance to applied domains such as communication disorders and speech technology discussed in detail. This volume will be of interest to scientists, engineers, and clinicians whose professional work pertains to any aspect of spoken language or hearing science.
Download or read book Listening for Speech Sounds written by Empress Young Zedler and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childhood Speech Language and Listening Problems written by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, up-to-date guide for helping children with language and listening problems Does your child have trouble getting the right words out, following directions, or being understood? In this revised new edition of Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems, speech-language pathologist Patricia Hamaguchi-who has been helping children overcome problems like these for more than thirty years-answers your questions to help you determine what's best for your child. This newest edition: * Expands on speech and articulation issues affecting toddlers * Includes a new chapter on socially "quirky" children Explains how to get the right help for your child, including when to wait before seeking help, how to find the right specialist, and how the problem may affect your child academically, socially, and at home Covers major revisions in educational laws and programs and insurance coverage as well as current information on new interventions and cutting-edge research in the field Updates information on autism spectrum disorders, neurobiological disorders, and auditory processing disorders "Provides valuable information for parents of children with speech, language, and listening problems."-Sandra C. Holley, Ph.D., Former President, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (on the Second Edition) More than 1.1 million children receive special education services each year to address speech and language problems, and many others struggle with language and listening to some degree. If your child is one of them, this book gives you the crucial and up-to-date guidance you need to help him or her both in school and at home.
Download or read book Listening to Children and Young People with Speech Language and Communication Needs written by Sue Roulstone and published by J & R Press Limited. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of listening to children and young people has received considerable attention in the literature, but little has been written about the particular challenges of listening to those with speech, language and communication needs.
Download or read book The Listening Bilingual written by François Grosjean and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vital resource on speech and language processing in bilingual adults and children The Listening Bilingual brings together in one volume the various components of spoken language processing in bilingual adults, infants and children. The book includes a review of speech perception and word recognition; syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of speech processing; the perception and comprehension of bilingual mixed speech (code-switches, borrowings and interferences); and the assessment of bilingual speech perception and comprehension in adults and children in the clinical context. The two main authors as well as selected guest authors, Mark Antoniou, Theres Grüter, Robert J. Hartsuiker, Elizabeth D. Peña and Lisa M. Bedore, and Lu-Feng Shi, introduce the various approaches used in the study of spoken language perception and comprehension in bilingual individuals. The authors focus on experimentation that involves both well-established tasks and newer tasks, as well as techniques used in brain imaging. This important resource: Is the first of its kind to concentrate specifically on spoken language processing in bilingual adults and children. Offers a unique text that covers both fundamental and applied research in bilinguals. Covers a range of topics including speech perception, spoken word recognition, higher level processing, code-switching, and assessment. Presents information on the assessment of bilingual children’s language development Written for advanced undergraduate students in linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, and speech/language pathology as well as researchers, The Listening Bilingual offers a state-of-the-art review of the recent developments and approaches in speech and language processing in bilingual people of all ages.
Download or read book Clear Speech written by Judy B. Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Listening Thinking Being written by Lisbeth Lipari and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although listening is central to human interaction, its importance is often ignored. In the rush to speak and be heard, it is easy to neglect listening and disregard its significance as a way of being with others and the world. Drawing upon insights from phenomenology, linguistics, philosophy of communication, and ethics, Listening, Thinking, Being is both an invitation and an intervention meant to turn much of what readers know, or think they know, about language, communication, and listening inside out. It is not about how to be a good listener or the numerous pitfalls that stem from the failure to listen. Rather, the purpose of the book is, first, to make readers aware of the value and importance of listening as a fundamental human ability inextricably connected with language and thought; second, to alert readers to the complexity of listening from personal, cultural, and philosophical perspectives; and third, to offer readers a way to think of listening as a mode of communicative action by which humans create and abide in the world. Lisbeth Lipari brings together historical, literary, intercultural, scientific, musical, and philosophical perspectives, as well as a range of her own personal experiences, to produce this highly readable analysis of how “the human experience of being as an ethical relation with others . . . is enacted by means of listening.”
Download or read book The Listening Ear and the Teacher s Voice written by Audrey E. McAllen and published by Rudolf Steiner College Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives teachers an understanding of speech training through specially selected exercises. The book's exercises aim to help develop clear speaking in the classroom. Methodically and perceptively used, the book will assist those concerned with the creative powers of speech as a teaching art. In Part 1, there are sections on the links between speech and child development, the speech organs, the effects of artificially produced sound on speech development, rhythm and meter, and the sound groups. In Part 2, the consonants are linked to the constellations of the zodiac and applied to classroom work. Part 3 contains: a bibliographic note from Imma von Eckhardtstein; "Introduction Motifs of the Twelve Constellations" (Fiona Tweedale); "Appendix: Live Music and Recorded Sound" (Norbert Visser); 30 references; a bibliography and a list of useful addresses and resources. (CR)
Download or read book Clear Speech from the Start Teacher s Resource and Assessment Book written by Judy B. Gilbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides students with practice in pronunciation and listening comprehension from individual sounds to stretches of continuous speech. Gives a practical approach to the intonation, stress, and rhythm of Norrh American English.
Download or read book Dragonfly Falling written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the menacing Wasp army, but are there mistakenly apprehended as enemy agents. By the time they are freed, the city is already under siege. Over in the imperial capital the young emperor, Alvdan, is becoming captivated by a remarkable slave, the vampiric Uctebri, who claims he knows of magic that can grant eternal life. In Collegium, meanwhile, Stenwold is still trying to persuade the city magnates to take seriously the Wasp Empire's imminent threat to their survival. In a colorful drama involving mass warfare and personal combat, a small group of heroes must stand up against what seems like an unstoppable force. This volume continues the story that so brilliantly unfolded in Empire in Black and Gold - and the action is still non-stop.
Download or read book A Syllabus for Listening written by RICHARD. CAULDWELL and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Syllabus for Listening: Decoding is for teachers, teacher trainers, textbook and course book authors in English language teaching (ELT). This book will help you add a decoding dimension to all your listening activities, which means that your students will be better prepared for real-world spontaneous speech encounters. If you are designing a listening course, or writing listening exercises for a course book, this is essential reading. There are four parts. Decoding and Perceptionpresents key ideas which are essential to understanding why the teaching and learning of listening needs to be improved. A Critique of Training, Theory and Practice presents a critical analysis of conventional approaches to listening in teacher training and the ELT classroom. A Syllabus for Listening presents specific items for the syllabus, including word clusters, streamlining processes and, crucially, ear-training. Education, Tools and Activities describes innovative classroom activities for teaching decoding: exploiting recordings and classroom language, using pen-and-paper prompts, together with the voices of teachers and learners. Sound files are available for download from www.speechinaction.com My teaching of listening has changed utterly. Happy teacher. Happy students. It's fabulous. Jane Hadcock, Teacher, Essex Integration. To inspire ELT, another original book from a pioneer of teaching listening. Alice Henderson, Associate Professor of English, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France Interesting and challenging ideas that will stir up your views on listening. Martin Hewings, author of English Pronunciation in Use: Advanced. The product of years of scholarship and research - this is a triumph! Sheila Thorn, founder of The Listening Business, author of Real Lives, Real Listening.
Download or read book Clear Speech Audio Cassettes 2 written by Judy B. Gilbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear Speech, Second Edition, is a highly successful and innovative pronunciation course for intermediate and advanced students of English. The Audio Cassettes contain the listening material for all of the listening tasks, as well as the Clear Listening Test.
Download or read book Streaming Speech written by Richard Cauldwell and published by Speechinaction. This book was released on 2013 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phonology for Listening brings listening in English Language Teaching into the 21st century. Learners have problems decoding fast spontaneous speech, and Phonology for Listening - using many recorded examples - provides teachers of English with new concepts, fresh thinking and innovative practical ideas to help students decode the realities of spontaneous speech. It is written for teachers of English worldwide. There are four parts, each with five chapters. The window on speech framework introduces the framework which is used for the analysis and presentation of recorded examples and for teaching listening. Describing spontaneous speech examines what happens to words when they are subjected to the speeds, rhythms and stresses of spontaneous speech. Accents identity and emotion in speech describes accents of Britain and Ireland, North America and of Global English. Identity, prejudice and emotion are also covered. Teaching listening describes practical activities - both low-tech and hi-tech - for improving the teaching of listening in the classroom. Updated and corrected, December 2013 Soundfiles are available for download from the Speech in Action website at www.speechinaction.com
Download or read book How to Speak How to Listen written by Mortimer J. Adler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-04-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the bestselling How to Read a Book comes a comprehensive and practical guide for learning how to speak and listen more effectively. With over half a million copies in print of his “living classic” How to Read a Book in print, intellectual, philosopher, and academic Mortimer J. Adler set out to write an accompanying volume on speaking and listening, offering the impressive depth of knowledge and accessible panache that distinguished his first book. In How to Speak How to Listen, Adler explains the fundamental principles of communicating through speech, with sections on such specialized presentations as the sales talk, the lecture, and question-and-answer sessions and advice on effective listening and learning by discussion.
Download or read book The Journey is Home written by Nelle Morton and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1986-06-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving collection of essasy that tells the story of Nelle Morton's personal transformation and documents the changes in religion that resulted from the women's movement.
Download or read book Clear Speech from the Start Student s Book with Audio CD written by Judy B. Gilbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice exercises to be used in conjunction with the accompanying audio cd.
Download or read book Give Your Speech Change the World written by Nick Morgan and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2005-02-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember the topic of the last speech you heard? If not, you're not alone. In fact, studies show that audiences remember only 10% to 30% of speech or presentation content. Given those bleak statistics, why do we give speeches at all? We give them, says communications expert Nick Morgan, because they remain the most powerful way of connecting with audiences since ancient Greek times. But as we've evolved to a more conversational mode of public speaking, thanks to television, we have forgotten much of what the Greeks taught us about the nonverbal aspects of speech-giving: the physical connection with audiences that can create an almost palpable emotional bond. Morgan says this "kinesthetic connection" comes from truly listening to your audience—not just with your brain but with your body. In this book, he draws from more than 20 years as a speech coach and consultant, combining the best of ancient Greek oratory with modern communications research to offer a new, audience-centered approach to public speaking. Through entertaining and insightful examples, Morgan illustrates a 3 part process—focusing on content development, rehearsal, and delivery—that will enable readers of all experience levels to give more effective, passion-filled speeches that move audiences to action.
