Acoustics in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences

Ian R. A. MacKay has been teaching general acoustics and the acoustics of speech to future speech-language pathologists and audiologists, as well as to students of Linguistics and Psychology, for several decades. Over this same time period, he has been teaching phonetics and speech production (speech science in its various manifestations). His research interests include the phonological acquisition of a second language (the learning of the sound system of a second language). He has recently become interested in issues in the biological evolution of the human capacity for speech and language. MacKay is the author of two editions of a general phonetics textbook, the first edition entitled Introducing Practical Phonetics, and the second, much revised edition entitled Phonetics: the Science of Speech Production. MacKay has degrees in Linguistics and Speech Science. He lives with his wife Jo-Anne and an aging standard poodle.

Preface

Chapter 1  Preview

                                                                                                   

Chapter 2   The Nature of Sound Part I

                              

Refresher A   Graphs

Refresher B   Atmosphere

                                                                                                   

Chapter 3  The Nature of Sound Part II

Refresher C   Scientific Notation

Refresher D  Significant Digits

                                                                                                   

Chapter 4   Analog Signals and Digitization

Refresher E   Binary Numbers

                                                                                                   

Chapter 5   Complex Waves

 

Chapter 6   Recording

 

Chapter 7   Spectra

 

Chapter 8   Analysis

Refresher F   Measurement

Refresher G   Estimate Answer

                                                                     

Chapter 9   Decibels and RMS

Refresher H   Numerical Scales

Refresher I   Logs

                                                                     

Chapter 10   Filters

 

Chapter 11   Resonance

 

Chapter 12   Vowels and the Source-Filter Theory

Refresher J   Phonetics

                                                                     

Chapter 13   Consonants

 

Chapter 14  Suprasegmentals

 

Chapter 15  Psychoacoustics

 

Appendix Front Matter                                                           

Appendix 1   Formulas

Appendix 2   Values

Appendix 3   Units

Appendix 4   Abbreviations

 

Glossary  /  Index