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Odyssey of the voice

Abitbol, Jean.

Odyssey of the voice Jean Abitbol. - San Diego : Plural Publishing, c2006. - 489 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Prologue: Homo Vocalis
Back to the Origins of the Voice
The Evolution of the Human Voice
The Fossil Voice
The Voice: An Apprenticeship
Cerebropolis at the Controls of the Voice
The Receiver of the Human Voice
Voice and Language
The Script of the Voice: Language and Tthoughts
From the Descriptive to the Affective
From the Affective to the Virtual
The Sexual Voice
Does the Voice Age? Lesions of the Voice
Your Voice: A Vulnerable Instrument That Needs Good Care
The Health of the Voice
The Stage Voice
The Singing Voice
Castrati
Mimics: Contortionists of the Larynx
Ventriloquists: Magicians of the Voice
Myths and Unusual Voices
Voice and Seduction
The Voice's Powers of Survival
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index

ISBN: 9781597560290

LCCN: 2005909340

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Voice--Physiological aspects.
Voice--Psychological aspects.
Voice--Care and hygiene.

LC Class. No.: QP306 / .A25 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 612.78 ABI