The Bases of SpeechHarper & Brothers, 1946 - 610 pages |
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Page 426
... expressing his sensations by interjections , but his perceptions by onomatopoeia . He possessed likewise the faculty of giving more articulate expression to the general conceptions . of his mind . That faculty was not of his own making ...
... expressing his sensations by interjections , but his perceptions by onomatopoeia . He possessed likewise the faculty of giving more articulate expression to the general conceptions . of his mind . That faculty was not of his own making ...
Page 428
... expression , the result of definite neural connections between " receptor " and " effector . " In time these expressions when observed would come to " mean " that the individual was experiencing the particular sensation with which the ...
... expression , the result of definite neural connections between " receptor " and " effector . " In time these expressions when observed would come to " mean " that the individual was experiencing the particular sensation with which the ...
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... expression of gaiety , for example , demands lightness of tone , perhaps a reinforcement of the upper overtones , whereas the expression of gloom requires depth and lowness , with an emphasis on the lower overtones . One would not read ...
... expression of gaiety , for example , demands lightness of tone , perhaps a reinforcement of the upper overtones , whereas the expression of gloom requires depth and lowness , with an emphasis on the lower overtones . One would not read ...
Contents
The Social Basis of Speech I | 1 |
The Psychological Basis of Speech | 340 |
The Genetic Basis of Speech | 419 |
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