The Acoustics of Crime The New Science of Forensic Phonetics
There are many reasons for writing a book; this one was conceived and devel oped mainly for two. First, a new area has emerged from within the forensic sciences-that of forensic phonetics. As with all new specialties, it is necessary to define it, identi
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APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS THE ACOUSTICS OF cruMrn The New Science of Forensic Phonetics Harry Hollien APHASIA AND BRAIN ORGANIZATION Ivar Reinvang APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND MENTAL HEALTH Edited by R. W. Rieber COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Edited by R. W. Rieber PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT Essays on the Theory and History of Psycholinguistics Edited by R. W. Rieber
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The Acoustics of Crime The New Science of Forensic Phonetics Harry Hollien
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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H o l l i e n , Harry F r a n c i s , 1926The a c o u s t i c s of crime : the new s c i e n c e of f o r e n s i c p h o n e t i c s / Harry Ho 11ien. p. cm. — ( A p p l i e d psycho 1 i n g u i s t i c s and communication d i sorders ) I n c l u d e s b i b l i o g r a p h i c a l r e f e r e n c e s and index. ISBN 978-1-4899-0675-5 2. P h o n e t i c s . I. T i t l e . II. Series. 1. C r i m i n a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n . HV8073.H624 199D 363.2'58~dc20 90-7448 CIP
ISBN 978-1-4899-0675-5 ISBN 978-1-4899-0673-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-0673-1
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Preface
There are many reasons for writing a book; this one was conceived and developed mainly for two. First, a new area has emerged from within the forensic sciences-that of forensic phonetics. As with all new specialties, it is necessary to define it, identify its boundaries, justify its importance and compile a list of the elements it encompasses. This book attempts to outline these several relationships. Second, over the past decade I have become fascinated with forensics in general and the rapidly expanded subarea of forensic phonetics in particular. Admittedly, the latter field is one that is not as yet sufficiently appreciated-and much more needs to be known about its nature and extent. Yet, I have found it to be a most enjoyable area of study and my attempts to describe its domains were quite informative. It was especially interesting to struggle with the interfaces between forensic phonetics and related fields, and discover how they overlap. Only a few comments will be made about the book's contents here in the preface. For one thing, they are described in some detail in the first chapter. Moreover, a detailed table of contents is provided; hence, informatio
