How Long to Read The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality

How Long Does it Take to Read The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality by John Laver

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The importance of an individual's voice in everyday social interaction can scarcely be overestimated. It is an essential element in the listener's analysis of the speaker's physical, psychological and social characteristics. Differences in voice quality reflect different habitual adjustments, or settings, of the vocal apparatus. Individual consonant and vowel segments can be thought of as momentary actions superimposed on these settings and voice quality, as the characteristic sound of a speaker's voice, thus pervades and to a certain extent determines the phonetic character of these linguistic segments. This volume sets out a phonetic description of voice quality, which has largely been neglected in other studies. Dr Laver's integrative approach is a major advance in general phonetic theory and his standardisation of descriptive terminology for the voice will be welcomed by those working in the fields of speech therapy, speech pathology, social psychology and communications engineering, as well as by students and specialists in speech science, phonetics and phonology.

How long is The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality?

The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality by John Laver is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality aloud.

What Reading Level is The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality?

The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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