Frontmatter -- Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 What is Speaking? -- 2 Studying Speaking -- 3 The Foundation Research -- 4 Contemporary Model Building -- 5 Theoretical Considerations -- 6 Essentials in Describing Speech -- 7 Hearing and Perception -- 8 Theories of Speech Perception -- 9 Applications -- 10 Experimental Work I - Non- Acoustics -- 11 Experimental Work II - Acoustics -- Conclusion -- References -- Definitions Index -- Explanations Index -- Author and Subject Index