A Field Manual of Acoustic Phonetics

Aimed mainly at people involved in linguistic analysis and description while doing fieldwork, this book provides a practical and accessible introduction to acoustic speech analysis. Topics include common methods for displaying a speech wave and the ways in which the results of acoustic analysis can be interpreted and used to improve the objectivity, accuracy, and precision of phonetic descriptions of speech sounds. The book is a suitable text for undergraduate courses in acoustic phonetics. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)