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The human voice : how this extraordinary instrument reveals essential clues about who we are / Anne Karpf.

Author/creator Karpf, Anne
Format Book and Print
Edition1st U.S. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Pub. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck, 2006.
Descriptionxi, 399 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [373]-388) and index.
LCCN 2006009698
ISBN1582342997 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781582342993

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN4162 .K285 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold