Whistled Languages A Worldwide Inquiry on Human Whistled Speech /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Meyer, Julien (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Cultural heritage.; Neurosciences.; Behavioral sciences.; Linguistic anthropology.; Cognitive psychology.; Life Sciences.; Behavioral Sciences.; Cognitive Psychology.; Linguistic Anthropology.; Cultural Heritage.

The main focus of this monograph on whistled speech is the result of a worldwide inquiry primarily based on the author’s unprecedented fieldwork and laboratory experience. The different questions raised by the origin and the evolution of whistled forms of languages are also explored, including the r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Historical Sketch
• The Diversity and Landscape Ecology of Whistled Languages
• Whistled Speech and Language Ecology
• Whistle Production and Physics of the Signal
• Acoustic Adaptation to Natural Environments
• Phonetics, Phonology and Typology of Whistled Languages
• Perspectives and Neurocognitive Aspects
• Evolutionary Perspectives.