Sadanand Singh has taught phonetics and related subjects at a number of universities in the U.S. and is the author or coauthor of seven books on topics in the speech and hearing sciences. He offers an updated text introducing students to the study of speech sounds and why this study is important and necessary. The text has been expanded and updated throughout to reflect significant advances in phonetics since publication of the second edition in 1982. Featuring a wide variety of exercises designed to facilitate student self-learning, the text is suitable for use as a phonetics text in speech-language pathology and audiology programs, and in articulation and phonology or hearing and speech science courses. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)