Speech and Language

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Auditory Discrimination: Evaluation and Intervention

I. Introduction

II. Auditory Discrimination: Evaluation

III. Auditory Discrimination: Intervention

IV. Summary

References

Evaluation and Treatment of Auditory Deficits in Adult Brain-Damaged Patients

I. Introduction

II. Historical Interest in the Auditory Processing Deficits in Brain-Damaged Adults

III. Considerations Applicable to the Assessment of Auditory Disorders

IV. Treatment Planning for Patients with Auditory Processing Deficits

V. Some Suggestions for the Future

VI. Summary

References

A Pragmatic Approach to Phonological Systems of Deaf Speakers

I. Introduction

II. Methods of Data Acquisition in Research on Deaf Speech

III. A Functional Taxonomy of Phonological Errors in Deaf Speakers

IV. Vowel and Suprasegmental Errors

V. Conclusions

References

Speech and Language Characteristics of an Aging Population

I. Introduction

II. Historical Perspective

III. A Theoretical Model of Communication Change in the Aging

IV. Current Research Results

V. The Acoustic Characteristics of an Aging Population

VI. Linguistic Results

VII. Relationships among Acoustic, Perceptual, and Linguistic Characteristics

VIII. Research Needs

References

Language and Cognitive Assessment of Black Children

I. Introduction

II. Understanding Black English

III. Assessment Principles

IV. Alternative Assessment Strategies

V. Conclusion

References

Effect of Aberrant Supralaryngeal Vocal Tracts on Transfer Function

I. Introduction

II. Description of Patient Population

III. Acoustical Studies

IV. Assessment of Current Status

References

The Human Tongue: Normal Structure and Function and Associated Pathologies

I. Introduction

II. Comparative Anatomy

III. Developmental Anatomy

IV. Muscles

V. Innervation

VI. Blood Supply

VII. Gustatory System

VIII. Physiology

IX. Pathologies

X. Syndromes

XI. Concluding Remarks

References

From an Acoustic Stream to a Phonological Representation: The Perception of Fluent Speech

I. Phonetic Perception

II. The Question of Units

III. Modeling the Perception of Fluent Speech

IV. Conclusion

References

Estimation of Glottal Volume Velocity Waveform Properties: A Review and Study of Some Methodological Assumptions

I. Introduction

II. Part 1: A Review of Methods Used to Estimate Glottal Volume Velocity Waveform Properties

III. Part 2: An Evaluation of the Uniformity Assumption Underlying the Reflectionless Tube Method

References

Index