DECTalk and MacinTalk Speech Synthesizers: Intelligibility Differences for Three Listener Groups.

Hustad, Katherine C.; Kent, Ray D.; Beukelman, David R.

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ERIC Number: EJ573524

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Publication Date: 1998

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DECTalk and MacinTalk Speech Synthesizers: Intelligibility Differences for Three Listener Groups.

Hustad, Katherine C.; Kent, Ray D.; Beukelman, David R.

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v41 n4 p744-52 Aug 1998

This study examined word level intelligibility differences between DECTalk and MacinTalk speech synthesizers using the Modified Rhyme Test in an open format transcription task. Three groups of listeners participated: inexperienced listeners, speech-language pathologists, and speech synthesis experts. Within each group, listeners had higher intelligibility scores for the DECTalk male voice than for the MacinTalk male voice. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Equipment Evaluation, Speech Impairments, Speech Synthesizers

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Language: English

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