What is Speech?

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss talking and speech, including Professor of acoustic engineering Trevor Cox and philosopher Rebecca Roache.

Matthew Sweet discusses talking, speech and having a voice, with Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford; Rebecca Roache, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London; actress and impressionist Jessica Martin; and Maurice McLeod, social commentator, director of Media Diversified, and Labour councillor for Queenstown Battersea.

Trevor Cox has written Now You're Talking: The Story of Human Conversation from Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence.

Producer: Luke Mulhall.

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Thu 10 May 201822:00

BBC Radio 3

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Podcast: What is Speech?
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss talking and speech, including Trevor Cox

Role	Contributor
Presenter	Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest	Trevor Cox
Interviewed Guest	Rebecca Roache
Interviewed Guest	Jessica Martin
Interviewed Guest	Maurice McLeod
Producer	Luke Mulhall

Thu 10 May 201822:00
BBC Radio 3

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