| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xi, 399 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-388) and index. |
| Contents |
What the voice can tell us -- How the voice achieves its range and power -- How we colour our voices with pitch, volume, and tempo -- What makes the voice distinctly human -- The impact of the mother's voice (even in the womb) -- Mothertalk: the melody of intimacy -- The emergence of the baby's voice -- Do I really sound like that? -- How our emotions shape the sounds we make (and other people hear them) -- Male and female voices: stereotyped or different? -- How men and women's voices are changing (and why) -- Cultural differences in the voice -- From oral to literate society -- The public voice -- How technology has transformed the voice -- Voiceprints and voice theft -- How people and corporations are trying to change the voice. |
| Subject |
Voice.
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Elocution.
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Voice -- Social aspects.
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Voice Quality. |
| ISBN |
1582342997 (alk. paper) |
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9781582342993 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2384411 |
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NZ1 10741228 |
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