The human voice : the story of a remarkable talent /: the story of a remarkable talent. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anne Karpf.
• Other Names: Karpf, Anne
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 612.78; History; Elocution; Voice; Science -- General; Popular science; Elocution; Voice -- Popular works; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408827888; 1408827883
• Related ISBNs: 9780747585374; 0747585377
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.