Speech: A Natural History

Francisco Gaona , BA in History, Arts & Letters (1953), Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Ph.D. in Philosophy (1964), Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany. Previously Instructor of intensive beginning Spanish summer course at American Graduate School of International Studies (AIFT), Glendale, Arizona, USA (one summer course and one full semester). Sabbatical year in Bergamo, Italy (1975-76). He is Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Linguistics of the Department of Foreign Languages at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, USA (1964-2004). Distinguished Professor Award 1977, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, USA. Publication: Basic Spanish (independent programmed learning adapted to computer use), published by Independent Learning Systems, San Rafael, California, in print 1971-1987

Brook Nestor, BA in Spanish and Linguistics (honors and distinction) (1975), taught Italian grammar and conversation in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages of Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California, USA (1996-2005), and Italian grammar at Sonoma State University in the Department of Foreign Languages in Rohnert Park, California, USA. During 18 years in Bergamo, Italy, Nestor was a technical translator for an engineering firm in Bergamo and English instructor for doctors and engineers. Her book THE KITCHENARY: DICTIONARY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ITALIAN COOKING (awarded iUniverse Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice) was published by iUniverse in 2003. She has written numerous unpublished articles, including The Origin of Flavor and Under the Michelin Stars, as well as articles on Italian culture used for classroom instruction.