Speech, Music, Sound presents an entirely original approach to the theory of sound. Drawing on a wide range of phonetic, linguistic, pragmatic, semiotic, and mu

This book explores what speech, music and other sounds have in common. It gives a detailed description of the way perspective, rhythm, textual quality and other

An easy to understand text on basic acoustics and speech. Some basic physics, but basically written to a general college audience. Can be used for music majors,

In this examination of the relation of thought to sound, David Burrows offers the thesis that sound has played a liberating role in human evolution.

When Speech and Audio Signal Processing published in 1999, it stood out from its competition in its breadth of coverage and its accessible, intutiont-based styl