Short portraits of the authors

Chapters in this book

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