| CHAPTER | PAGE |
|---|---|
| I.—INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| Comments of a Distant Reviewer | 15 |
| Fragments | 22 |
| Basic Law of Vocal Utterance | 37 |
| The Voice of the Œsophagus and its Vocal Cords | 41 |
| II.—THE HUMAN VOICE | 44 |
| Introspection | 50 |
| Making Parts Rigid | 56 |
| Extirpation | 59 |
| Movements of the Tongue | 61 |
| Simple Sounds | 66 |
| Posterior Surfaces | 68 |
| Inspiration—Expiration | 77 |
| Diaphragms | 80 |
| III.—IMPRESSION—EXPRESSION | 83 |
| The Phonograph | 88 |
| Stuttering—Stammering | 92 |
| Cathode of a Vocal Sound | 103 |
| IV.—OUR MOTHER TONGUE | 110 |
| National Traits of Character | 112 |
| The American Nation | 120 |
| Centripetal and Centrifugal | 124 |
| Rotation of Centripetal and Centrifugal Action | 130 |
| V.—NATIONALITY AND RACE DISTINCTIONS | 137 |
| Idiomatic Expression | 141 |
| Origin of Anglo-Saxon Race and Idiom. | |
| Origin of German Race and Idiom. | |
| Relationship Supposed to Exist as between the German and English Nations | 148 |
| Language and Motion | 151 |
| Difference in their Mode of Breathing as between Anglo-Saxons and Germans | 159 |
| Rise and Fall, or Rhythm | 160 |
| Stress | 174 |
| VI.—PHYSIOLOGY OF VOICE IN RELATION TO WORDS | 178 |
| Significance of the Term "School" of Singing | 187 |
| Breathing | 198 |
| Song, Singers, and Physiology | 210 |
| INDEX | 223 |
DUALITY OF VOICE
DUALITY OF VOICE
AN OUTLINE OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH