Speech and Language

List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Previous VolumesAuditory Discrimination: Evaluation and Intervention I. Introduction II. Auditory Discrimination: Evaluation III. Auditory Discrimination: Intervention IV. Summary ReferencesEvaluation and Treatment of Auditory Deficits in Adult Brain-Damaged Patients I. Introduction II. Historical Interest in the Auditory Processing Deficits in Brain-Damaged Adults III. Considerations Applicable to the Assessment of Auditory Disorders IV. Treatment Planning for Patients with Auditory Processing Deficits V. Some Suggestions for the Future VI. Summary ReferencesA Pragmatic Approach to Phonological Systems of Deaf Speakers I. Introduction II. Methods of Data Acquisition in Research on Deaf Speech III. A Functional Taxonomy of Phonological Errors in Deaf Speakers IV. Vowel and Suprasegmental Errors V. Conclusions ReferencesSpeech and Language Characteristics of an Aging Population I. Introduction II. Historical Perspective III. A Theoretical Model of Communication Change in the Aging IV. Current Research Results V. The Acoustic Characteristics of an Aging Population VI. Linguistic Results VII. Relationships among Acoustic, Perceptual, and Linguistic Characteristics VIII. Research Needs ReferencesLanguage and Cognitive Assessment of Black Children I. Introduction II. Understanding Black English III. Assessment Principles IV. Alternative Assessment Strategies V. Conclusion ReferencesEffect of Aberrant Supralaryngeal Vocal Tracts on Transfer Function I. Introduction II. Description of Patient Population III. Acoustical Studies IV. Assessment of Current Status ReferencesThe Human Tongue: Normal Structure and Function and Associated Pathologies I. Introduction II. Comparative Anatomy III. Developmental Anatomy IV. Muscles V. Innervation VI. Blood Supply VII. Gustatory System VIII. Physiology IX. Pathologies X. Syndromes XI. Concluding Remarks ReferencesFrom an Acoustic Stream to a Phonological Representation: The Perception of Fluent Speech I. Phonetic Perception II. The Question of Units III. Modeling the Perception of Fluent Speech IV. Conclusion ReferencesEstimation of Glottal Volume Velocity Waveform Properties: A Review and Study of Some Methodological Assumptions I. Introduction II. Part 1: A Review of Methods Used to Estimate Glottal Volume Velocity Waveform Properties III. Part 2: An Evaluation of the Uniformity Assumption Underlying the Reflectionless Tube Method ReferencesIndex