Profound Deafness and Speech Communication »

Plant, Geoff; Spens, Karl-Erik

The contributors represent the specialties of auditory and speech sciences, linguistics and phonetics, and psychology. Most are from universities, institutes, and private industry in the U.S., Australia, Sweden, Northern Ireland, and Japan. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Melbourne, Univ of Miami, Gallaudet Univ, and Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Drawing together contributions from a broad selection of internationally recognized experts in the field, this book aims to provide an up-to-date summary of research concerned with speech perception and production in profoundly hearing-impaired children and adults. Following introductory chapters provided by Professor Gunnar Fant of the Department of Speech Communication and Music Acoustics in Stockholm, and Professor Harry Levitt of the City University of New York, the main body of the book is divided into four sections covering tactile aids, cochlear implants, speech perception and speech production.