LINGUIST List 21.1782

Mon Apr 12 2010

Books: Phonetics: Harrington

Editor for this issue: Fatemeh Abdollahi <fatemehlinguistlist.org>

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        1.    Katherine Ward, Phonetic Analysis of Speech Corpora: Harrington

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Message 1: Phonetic Analysis of Speech Corpora: Harrington
Date: 29-Mar-2010
From: Katherine Ward <kwardwiley.com>
Subject: Phonetic Analysis of Speech Corpora: Harrington
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Title: Phonetic Analysis of Speech Corpora Published: 2010 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
                http://www.wiley.com

Book URL: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405199571.html

Author: Jonathan Harrington Hardback: ISBN: 9781405141697 Pages: 424 Price: U.S. $ 124.95
Paperback: ISBN: 9781405199575 Pages: 424 Price: U.S. $ 69.95
Abstract:

An accessible introduction to the phonetic analysis of speech corpora, thisworkbook-style text provides an extensive set of exercises to help readersdevelop the necessary skills to design and carry out experiments in speechresearch.

* Offers the first step-by-step treatment of advanced techniques inexperimental phonetics using speech corpora and downloadable software,including the R programming language* Introduces methods of analyzing phonetically-labelled speech corpora,with the goal of testing hypotheses that often arise in experimentalphonetics and laboratory phonology* Incorporates an extensive set of exercises and answers to reinforce thetechniques introduced* Accessibly written with easy-to-follow computer commands and spectrogramsof speech* Companion website at www.wiley.com/go/harrington, which includesillustrations, video tutorials, appendices, and downloadable speech corporafor testing purposes.* Discusses techniques in digital speech processing and in structuring andquerying annotations from speech corpora* Includes substantial coverage of analysis, including measuring gesturalsynchronization using EMA, the acoustics of vowels, consonant overlap usingEPG, spectral analysis of fricatives and obstruents, and the probabilisticclassification of acoustic speech data

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
Written In: English (eng )

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