Dani Byrd & Toben H. Mintz 
Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind 

Written in a lively style, Discovering Speech, Words, and
Mind applies a scientific approach to the study of various
aspects of speech, using everyday examples to introduce the
beginning student to the world of language and cognition.

* An accessible introduction to the fundamentals of speech
production, speech perception, word-formation, language acquisition
and speech disorders

* Considers how the informational content of the speech signal
relates to phonological units – connecting the three areas of
speech, words, and mind

* Focuses on speech production and recognition at the word-level
and below, and includes sign languages

* Written in a highly accessible style for students with no
background in linguistics or psychology

* Packed with numerous student-friendly features, including
engaging examples, illustrations, and sidebars for further
discussion; further online exercises and data also available at href=’http://www.discoveringspeech.wiley.com/’>http://www.discoveringspeech.wiley.com/

Tabella dei contenuti

1 Human Language as a Scientific Phenomenon.

The specialness of language.

The study of language as a cognitive science.

2 Speaking, Sound, and Hearing.

Speaking and transcribing.

The sound of speech.

Hearing.

3 Phonetic Diversity in the World’s Languages and Diversity
Among Dialects of English.

The sounds of the world’s languages.

English in the United States and around the world.

4 Introduction to Experimental Design.

5 Speech Perception.

The lack of invariance and the use of cues in speech
perception.

Ways in which speech perception might be special.

Discovering words.

6 Word Recognition.

7 Phonological Units and Phonological Patterning.

8 Word Form and Function.

9 Sign Languages.

10 Language and the Brain.

11 Language, Speech, and Hearing Disorders.

12 Reading and Dyslexia.

Appendix: IPA Chart.

Index.

Circa l’autore

Dani Byrd is Professor of Linguistics at the University of
Southern California and a Research Affiliate of Haskins
Laboratories. She is a member of the Editorial Board on both the
Journal of Phonetics and the Journal of the International
Phonetic Association, and has published widely on articulation,
vocal tract imaging and prosody.

Toben H. Mintz is Associate Professor of
Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Southern
California, where his research involves studies with infants,
toddlers, and adults, as well as computer modelling. He is on the
Editorial Board of Cognition.