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Odyssey of the voice /
Renowned French otolaryngologist Jean Abitbol, a lifetime student of the human voice, takes readers on an unforgettable odyssey spanning man's first use of voice through the acquisition of language to the use of voice as an expression of self. With great wit and charm, Dr. Abitbol's narrat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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San Diego, CA :
Plural Pub.,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface: Homo Vocalis; Acknowledgments; Part 1. To the roots of the voice; Chapter 1. Back to the origins of the voice; Chapter 2. The evolution of the human voice; Chapter 3. The fossil voice; Chapter 4. The voice: a learning experience; Chapter 5. Cerebropolis at the controls of the voice; Chapter 6. The receiver of the human voice; Chapter 7. Voice and language; Chapter 8. The script of the voice: language and thoughts; Chapter 9. From the descriptive to the affective; Chapter 10. From the affective to the virtual; Part 2. Voice and Emotion.
- Chapter 11. Does the voice have a sex?Chapter 12. Does the voice age?; Chapter 13. Voice injuries; Chapter 14. Your voice: a vulnerable instrument; Chapter 15. The voice's health; Chapter 16. The voice is on; Chapter 17. The singing voice; Part 3. The mystery of the voice; Chapter 8. The castrati; Chapter 19. Impersonators: contortionists of the larynx; Chapter 20. The ventriloquist: magician of the voice; Chapter 21. The parrot, both imitator and ventriloquist; Chapter 22. Strange myths and voices; Chapter 23. Voice and seduction; Chapter 24. The force of the voice; Afterword; Bibliography.