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Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is poorly understood, having profound implications on efforts to ameliorate the behavioral consequences of hearing impairment and on the development of robust algorithms for computer speech recognition. In this volume, the authors provide an up-to-date synthesis of recent research in the area of speech processing in the auditory system, bringing together a diverse range of scientists to present the subject from an interdisciplinary perspective. Of particular concern is the ability to understand speech in uncertain, potentially adverse acoustic environments, currently the bane of both hearing aid and speech recognition technology. There is increasing evidence that the perceptual stability characteristic of speech understanding is due, at least in part, to elegant transformations of the acoustic signal performed by auditory mechanisms. As a comprehensive review of speech's auditory basis, this book will interest physiologists, anatomists, psychologists, phoneticians, computer scientists, biomedical and electrical engineers, and clinicians.
The human species is largely defined by its use of spoken
language, so integral is speech communication to behavior and
social interaction. Despite its importance in everyday life,
comparatively little is known about the auditory mechanisms that
underlie the ability to understand language. The current volume
examines the perception and processing of speech from the
perspective of the hearing system. The chapters in this book
describe a comprehensive set of approaches to the scientific study
of speech and hearing, ranging from anatomy and physiology, to
psychophysics and perception, and computational modeling. The
auditory basis of speech is examined within a biological and an
evolutionary context, and its relevance to applied domains such as
communication disorders and speech technology discussed in detail.
This volume will be of interest to scientists, engineers, and
clinicians whose professional work pertains to any aspect of spoken
language or hearing science.
The human species is largely defined by its use of spoken language,
so integral is speech communication to behavior and social
interaction. Despite its importance in everyday life, comparatively
little is known about the auditory mechanisms that underlie the
ability to understand language. The current volume examines the
perception and processing of speech from the perspective of the
hearing system. The chapters in this book describe a comprehensive
set of approaches to the scientific study of speech and hearing,
ranging from anatomy and physiology, to psychophysics and
perception, and computational modeling. The auditory basis of
speech is examined within a biological and an evolutionary context,
and its relevance to applied domains such as communication
disorders and speech technology discussed in detail. This volume
will be of interest to scientists, engineers, and clinicians whose
professional work pertains to any aspect of spoken language or
hearing science.
Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans
communicate, its auditory basis is poorly understood, having
profound implications on efforts to ameliorate the behavioral
consequences of hearing impairment and on the development of robust
algorithms for computer speech recognition. In this volume, the
authors provide an up-to-date synthesis of recent research in the
area of speech processing in the auditory system, bringing together
a diverse range of scientists to present the subject from an
interdisciplinary perspective. Of particular concern is the ability
to understand speech in uncertain, potentially adverse acoustic
environments, currently the bane of both hearing aid and speech
recognition technology. There is increasing evidence that the
perceptual stability characteristic of speech understanding is due,
at least in part, to elegant transformations of the acoustic signal
performed by auditory mechanisms. As a comprehensive review of
speech's auditory basis, this book will interest physiologists,
anatomists, psychologists, phoneticians, computer scientists,
biomedical and electrical engineers, and clinicians.
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Galerie (Paperback)
Steven Greenberg; Edited by Lane Diamond, Michelle Barry
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R383
Discovery Miles 3 830
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For millennia, two biblical verses have been understood to condemn
sex between men as an act so abhorrent that it is punishable by
death. Traditionally Orthodox Jews, believing the scripture to be
the word of God, have rejected homosexuality in accordance with
this interpretation. In 1999, Rabbi Steven Greenberg challenged
this tradition when he became the first Orthodox rabbi ever to
openly declare his homosexuality.
"Wrestling with God and Men" is the product of Rabbi Greenberg's
ten-year struggle to reconcile his two warring identities. In this
compelling and groundbreaking work, Greenberg challenges long held
assumptions of scriptural interpretation and religious identity as
he marks a path that is both responsible to human realities and
deeply committed to God and Torah. Employing traditional rabbinic
resources, Greenberg presents readers with surprising biblical
interpretations of the creation story, the love of David and
Jonathan, the destruction of Sodom, and the condemning verses of
Leviticus. But Greenberg goes beyond the question of whether
homosexuality is biblically acceptable to ask how such
relationships can be sacred. In so doing, he draws on a wide array
of nonscriptural texts to introduce readers to occasions of
same-sex love in Talmudic narratives, medieval Jewish poetry and
prose, and traditional Jewish case law literature. Ultimately,
Greenberg argues that Orthodox communities must open up debate,
dialogue, and discussion--precisely the foundation upon which
Jewish law rests--to truly deal with the issue of homosexual
love.
This book will appeal not only to members of the Orthodox faith
but to all religious people struggling to resolve their belief in
thescriptures with a desire to make their communities more open and
accepting to gay and lesbian members.
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