TY - BOOK AU - Savithri,S.R. TI - Introduction to communication sciences T2 - Research advances in communication studies SN - 9781536162097 AV - QP306 .S28 2019 U1 - 612.78 SAV 23 PY - 2019///] CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers KW - Speech KW - Language and languages KW - Sound KW - Hearing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Speech, language and communication -- Bases of speech and language -- Sound intensity and concept of decibel -- Audibility and hearing -- Introduction to speech-language pathology and audiology N2 - "The main theme of the book Introduction to Communication Sciences is to provide information on (a) communication, language, speech & their components in brief with illustrations, (b) production, characteristics and generation of sound in detail, (c) sound intensity and concept of decibel, (d) hearing mechanism, audibility and hearing, and (e) introduction to the field of speech-language pathology and audiology including historical aspects of these two fields in five chapters"-- ER -