The human voice : the story of a remarkable talent / Anne Karpf.
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TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2007Description: xi, 399 pages ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0747585377
- 9780747585374
- 612.78 22
- PN4162 .K285 2006
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 612.78 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 05/12/2024 | A451547B |
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| 612.76 PAL Anatomy and human movement : structure and function / | 612.76 ROU Routledge handbook of biomechanics and human movement science / | 612.76028566 HUM Human motion : understanding, modeling, capture and animation / | 612.78 KAR The human voice : the story of a remarkable talent / | 612.8 KEM Sensory evaluation : a practical handbook / | 612.8 PIN Biopsychology / | 612.8 PIN Biopsychology / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-388) and index.
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.
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