Hewlett, Nigel. <br/><br/>
An introduction to the science of phonetics / 
by Nigel Hewlett, Janet Beck. 
 - Mahwah, N.J. :  L. Erlbaum Associates,  c2006. 
 - ix, 351 :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-341) and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Basic Principles. Principles of Phonetic Analysis and Transcription. An Introduction to the Vocal Apparatus. Basic Principles of Consonant Description. Basic Principles of Vowel Description. Extending the Set of Speech Sounds. Further Exploration of Speech Complexity. Part II: Acoustic Phonetics. Waveforms and Time Management. Fundamental Frequency. Sound Magnitude. Spectra of Speech Sounds. Spectrograms. Part III: Auditory Phonetics. The Mechanism of Hearing. Loudness. Pitch and Quality. Speech Perception. Part IV: Speech Production. The Vocal Tract as a Resonator. Phonation. Articulation. Appendix A: The International Phonetic Alphabet. Appendix B: The International Phonetic Alphabet: Extended Set of Symbols. Appendix C: Answers to Exercises. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805838686 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005042042 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Phonetics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P221  / .H48 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>414.8 HEW B