Handbook of Speech Production

The Handbook of Speech Production is the first reference work to provide an overview of this burgeoning area of study. Twenty-four chapters written by an international team of authors examine issues in speech planning, motor control, the physical aspects of speech production, and external factors that impact speech production. Contributions bring together behavioral, clinical, computational, developmental, and neuropsychological perspectives on speech production to create a rich and truly interdisciplinary resourceOffers a novel and timely contribution to the literature and showcases a broad spectrum of research in speech production, methodological advances, and modelingCoverage of planning, motor control, articulatory coordination, the speech mechanism, and the effect of language on production processes