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The Speech Chain

Accession number: 
1963.0006

Producers:

Production Years: 
1963

Languages:

  • English
  • French
Film Properties: 
  • Colour
  • Sound
Length (feet): 
650 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
18

Subjects:

Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS, digibeta.
"This film, produced for Bell Telephone Laboratories, with the help of animation, x-rays, etc., gives a detailed explanation of the mechanisms that produce human language and how sounds are received by the ear and brain."
"Grâce à la technique d'animation, aux rayons X, etc., ce film donne une explication détaillée des mécanismes à l'origine du language chez l'être humain et permet de comprendre comment l'oreille et le cerveau reçoivent les sons."

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario: 16mm.

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Bibliography: 

University of Waterloo Audiovisual Services Catalog.
"This highly motivational film includes rare pictures of the human vocal cords in action and unique x-ray pictures of the entire vocal tract. It is also used in connection with the High School Science program."