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This volume would never have been completed without the enthusiasm and feedback of hundreds of students who participated in my classes, asked probing questions and even sent me e‐mail messages years later to tell me about fascinating speech‐related news stories they had come across. To all of them, my heartfelt thanks.

I am also deeply appreciative of the help I received from Tanya McMullin at Wiley‐Blackwell, who was enthusiastic and encouraging, as well as Mohan Jayachandran, Merryl Le Roux, Tim West and Aneetta Antony.

A number of readers provided me with helpful feedback on all or part of the manuscript. First among these is my long‐time colleague and friend, Tracey Derwing, whose patience and support were invaluable. Sincere appreciation is also due to another friend and colleague, John Levis, for his generous, tactful appraisal. His comments, along with those of Jason Brown and Adam Brown, rescued me from several embarrassing blunders. Of course, all remaining errors are my own. Finally, I thank my spouse Alan Borden – a deft wordsmith and sounding board extraordinaire – for reading and lending his critical eye to multiple drafts.