MacKay, Ian R. A., <br/><br/>
Phonetics and speech science / 
Ian R. A. MacKay. 
 - xvi,457 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Phonetics and language -- Phonetic transcription -- Anatomy and physiology of speech -- Air pressure and aerodynamics -- Consonants -- Vowels -- Sounds of North American English -- Voice, phonation, and nasality -- Airstream mechanisms: clicks, implosives, ejectives, esophageal speech -- Speech dynamics -- Suprasegmentals -- Acoustics -- Interlocutors: talkers and hearers. 
<br/><br/> 'Written in a clear, approachable way, this textbook provides an introduction to the science of phonetics: how speech sounds are produced, how we classify them, and how they are processed to allow the rapid transmission of language-based messages. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is ideal for a beginner to the field'-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108427869 9781108452038  RM162.10 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Phonetics--Textbooks.<br/>Speech--Textbooks.