Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Homo sapinens?; 2. Speech as brain-work; 3. Speech as tongue-work; 4. Speech as sound-waves; 5. Speech as ear-work; 6. Speech as a guessing game; 7. Speech servo-mechamisms; 8. How did we learn to do it?; 9. Are you right or left brained?; 10. When speech goes wrong; 11. Thinking, feeling and speaking; Index.

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From Spoonerism to the stammer, Dennis Fry provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of human speech.