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Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence. Offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on all facets of voice perception, illustrating why listeners hear what they do and how they reach conclusions based on voice quality Integrates voice literature from a multitude of sources and disciplines Supplemented with practical and approachable examples, including a companion website with sound files at www.wiley.com/go/voicestudies Explores the choice of various voices in advertising and broadcasting, and voice perception in singing voices and forensic applications Provides a straightforward and thorough overview of vocal physiology and control
1 Introduction 1 2 Producing a Voice and Controlling Its Sound 25 3 Neurological Foundations of Voice Production and Perception 72 4 Physical Characteristics and the Voice: Can We Hear What a Speaker Looks Like? 110 5 Recognizing Speaker Identity From Voice: Theoretical and Ethological Perspectives and a Psychological Model 156 6 The Brain Behind the Voice: Cerebral Models of Voice Production and Perception 189 7 Identifying Unfamiliar Voices in Forensic Contexts 237 8 Linguistic Uses of Voice Quality: How Voice Signals Linguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Communication 260 9 Perception of Emotion and Personality from Voice 302 10 Miscellany: Voice in Law Enforcement, Media and Singing 361 References 398 Author Index 470 Subject Index 495
