Coarticulation: Theory, Data and Techniques

by William J. Hardcastle (Editor), Nigel Hewlett (Editor)

Overview

Coarticulation means the overlapping gestures that occur during the pronunciation of any sequence of speech sounds. This topic in the science of phonetics provides a challenge to speech production theory as well as to various projects in the field of speech technology, including that of building a natural sounding speech synthesizer. The eighteen chapters in this book cover the experimental techniques used for investigating the phenomenon, the experimental findings to date, and the theoretical background.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521440271
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/09/1999
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Speech Science and Communication
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction William J. Hardcastle and Nigel Hewlett; Part I. Theories and Models: 1. The origin of coarticulation Barbara Kühnert and Francis Nolan; 2. Coarticulation models in recent speech production theories Edda Farnetani and Daniel Recasens; Part II. Research Results: Components of the Motor System for Speech: 3. Velopharyngeal coarticulation Michel Chafcouloff and Alain Marchal; 4. Lingual coarticulation Daniel Recasens; 5. Laryngeal coarticulation Philip Hoole, Christer Gobl and Ailbhe Ní Chasaide; 6. Labial coarticulation Edda Farnetani; 7. Lip and jaw coarticulation Janet Fletcher and Jonathan Harrington; Part III. Wider Perspectives: 8. Cross-language studies: relating language-particular coarticulation patterns to other language-particular facts Sharon Manuel; 9. Implications for phonological theory Mary Beckman; Part IV. Instrumental Techniques: 10. Palatography Fiona Gibbon and Katerina Nicolaidis; 11. Imaging techniques Maureen Stone; 12. Electromagnetic articulography Philip Hoole and Noel Nguyen; 13. Electromyography William J. Hardcastle; 14. Transducers for investigating velopharyngeal function Michel Chafcouloff; 15. Techniques for investigating laryngeal articulation Philip Hoole, Christer Gobl and Ailbhe Ní Chasaide; 16. Acoustic analysis Daniel Recasens; References; Index.