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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of contents vii
- Short portraits of the authors ix
- Talent and proficiency in language 1
- Assessment of phonetic ability 17
- Cognitive aspects of pronunciation talent 67
- Personality and pronunciation talent in second language acquisition 97
- Functional imaging of language competentbrain areas 131
- Brain and language talent: a synopsis 155
- Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS): An incidental “speech talent” following acquired brain damage? 193
- Musicality and phonetic language aptitude 213
- Sociolinguistic factors in language proficiency: phonetic convergence as a signature of pronunciation talent. 257
- Segmental factors in language proficiency: Coarticulatory resistance as a signature of pronunciation talent 279
- Prosodic factors in language proficiency: intonational variation as a signature of pronunciation talent 305
- Direct brain feedback and language learning from the gifted 337
- Beyond talent: a short language biography of Prof. Max Mangold 351
- Backmatter 359
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of contents vii
- Short portraits of the authors ix
- Talent and proficiency in language 1
- Assessment of phonetic ability 17
- Cognitive aspects of pronunciation talent 67
- Personality and pronunciation talent in second language acquisition 97
- Functional imaging of language competentbrain areas 131
- Brain and language talent: a synopsis 155
- Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS): An incidental “speech talent” following acquired brain damage? 193
- Musicality and phonetic language aptitude 213
- Sociolinguistic factors in language proficiency: phonetic convergence as a signature of pronunciation talent. 257
- Segmental factors in language proficiency: Coarticulatory resistance as a signature of pronunciation talent 279
- Prosodic factors in language proficiency: intonational variation as a signature of pronunciation talent 305
- Direct brain feedback and language learning from the gifted 337
- Beyond talent: a short language biography of Prof. Max Mangold 351
- Backmatter 359