Every chapter, except Chapter 1, concludes with “Summary of Chapter,” “Review Questions,” and “Exercises.”
1.Introduction.
Overview of Chapters.
2.The Nature of Sound.
Air Pressure.
Attributes of Sounds.
Resonance.
3.Clinical Application of Frequency and Intensity Variables.
Vocal Frequency and Amplitude.
Breakdowns in Control of Vocal Frequency and Amplitude.
4.The Respiratory System.
The Structure and Mechanics of the Respiratory System.
5.Clinical Application: Respiratory Breakdowns that Affect Speech Production.
Conditions That Affect Speech Breathing.
6.The Phonatory System.
The Vocal Mechanism.
Vocal Registers and Vocal Quality.
Voice Quality.
7.Clinical Application: Measures of Jitter, Shimmer, and Quality.
Jitter and Shimmer Measures.
8.The Articulatory System.
Articulators of the Vocal Tract.
Traditional Classification System of Consonants and Vowels.
Vocal Tract Resonance.
The Production of Speech Sounds in Context.
9.Clinical Application: Breakdowns in Production of Vowels and Consonants.
Source-filter Theory and Problems in Speech Production.
10.The Auditory System.
Parts of the Ear
Perception of Speech.
Immittance Audiometry, Otoacoustic Emissions, and Cochlear Implants.
11.Clinical Application: Perceptual Problems in Hearing Impairment, Language and Reading Disability, and Articulation Deficits.
12.Models and Theories of Speech Production and Perception.
Glossary.
Appendix.
References.
