Speech Sounds Quotes

6 quotes by 5 authors

• Speech sounds can be analyzed into fundamental units called phonemes; these move around like protozoa in a drop of water, and, like protozoa, join together… — L. Sprague de Camp
• Speech sounds cannot be understood, delimited, classified and explained except in the light of the tasks which they perform in language. — Roman Jakobson
• The human species took a crucial step forward when its vocal musculature came under operant control in the production of speech sounds. Indeed, it is… — B.F. Skinner
• To me no profitable speech sounds ill. — Sophocles
• When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give… — Susan Estrich
• The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all… — Roman Jakobson

Who Wrote These Speech Sounds Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 6 Speech Sounds Quotes as follows:

• 2 Speech Sounds Quotes by Roman Jakobson
• 1 Speech Sounds Quote by B.F. Skinner
• 1 Speech Sounds Quote by Sophocles
• 1 Speech Sounds Quote by Susan Estrich
• 1 Speech Sounds Quote by L. Sprague de Camp