Inter-individual variation in speech is a topic of increasing interest both in human sciences and speech technology. It can yield important insights into biological, cognitive, communicative, and social aspects of language. Written by specialists in psycholinguistics, phonetics, speech development, speech perception and speech technology, this volume presents experimental and modeling studies that provide the reader with a deep understanding of interspeaker variability and its role in speech processing, speech development, and interspeaker interactions. It discusses how theoretical models take into account individual behavior, explains why interspeaker variability enriches speech communication, and summarizes the limitations of the use of speaker information in forensics.

Learning and memory processes are basic features of human existence. They allow us to (un)consciously adapt to changes in our social and physical environment in a variety of ways and may have been a precursor for survival in human evolution. Through several reviews and original work the book focuses on three key topics that enhanced our understanding of the topic in the last twenty years: first, the role of real-time auditory feedback in learning, second, the role of motor aspects for learning and memory, and third, representations in memory and the role of sleep on memory consolidation. The electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org

No sound class requires so much basic knowledge of phonology, acoustics, aerodynamics, and speech production as obstruents (turbulent sounds) do. This book is intended to bridge a gap by introducing the reader to the world of obstruents from a multidisciplinary perspective. It starts with a review of typological processes, continues with various contributions to the phonetics-phonology interface, explains the realization of specific turbulent sounds in endangered languages, and finishes with surveys of obstruents from a sociophonetic, physical and pathological perspective.

This book compares five newly emerged democracies in Europe, South East Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Cutting across vastly different historical and cultural backgrounds, this book tells the story of how societies come to terms with a painful past and how politics, culture, and the economy intertwine in the process of creating new democratic nations. The volume pioneers a new approach to the study of democratization. It does so by combining comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of South Africa, Poland, (East) Germany, South Korea, and Chilethat is, five countries where a similar general thrust of democratization is set against the most diversified cultural and historical backgrounds.

Neben neuen Erkenntnissen zur Knorpelstruktur und zur Entstehung der Arthrose werden die derzeit zur Verfugung stehenden Therapieverfahren vorgestellt. Etablierte und neue medikamentose Behandlungsmoglichkeiten sowie alternative Therapieverfahren werden in dem Abschnitt 'Konservative Behandlungsmoglichkeiten' beschrieben. Ausfuhrlich wird auch auf operative Behandlungsmoglichkeiten wie z.B. Mikrofrakturierung, Chondrozytentransplantation, verschiedene Grafts und Umstellungsoperationen eingegangen.

Eine umfassende Darstellung zur "Volkskrankheit Arthrose" - fur alle Arzte, die Arthrosepatienten beraten und behandeln."

Neue Aspekte und Entwicklungen in der Knieendoprothetik waren das Thema der letzten 'Munsteraner Streitgesprache', die von namhaften Autoren aus dem In- und Ausland, in diesem Buch dargestellt sind. "

How is the voicing contrast in German realised with respect to its laryngeal and supralaryngeal articulation and their coordination? This book offers a comprehensive overview of the underlying articulatory mechanisms and their corresponding acoustics with a particular focus on differences in various word and stress positions. It provides the first data on glottal opening occurring in word final position, where the phonological rule of final devoicing should apply. The results are discussed in light of the phonetics-phonology-interface, the use of phonological terminology, the role of timing, inter-articulatory coordination and stress.

Application Service Providing (ASP) is a recently emerged software delivery model under which an Application Service Provider hosts, manages and delivers software as a service to customers via the Internet or a private network. Customers who are unsure about the value of ASP and their demands may be reluctant to commit to ASP contracts. The underlying research identifies determinants influencing adoption intentions in the early technology stages of ASP within electric utilities. The theoretical framework is based on the findings of studies from van Everdingen and Frambach and is adapted from Rogers work on the diffusion of innovations. The tested model includes characteristics of the innovation, such as relative (dis-) advantage of ASP, as well as characteristics of the environment, the adopting company and importance of social influence. After a broad qualitative study a quantitative web-based survey was employed. All constructs rank high in measurement quality and the overall model reveals food for an improved conception of ASP as well as managerial practices.