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Speech intelligibility level determinants and measurement methods

open access: yes, 2022
With the ever-increasing population of non-native speakers (NNSs) of English around the globe to the extent of exceeding the population of native speakers, encountering foreignaccented speech (FAS) has become frequent and inevitable.
Salheen, Dalal Alfadhil Attaher   +1 more
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Intelligibility of English Mosaic Speech: Comparison between Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Mosaic speech is degraded speech that is segmented into time × frequency blocks. Earlier research with Japanese mosaic speech has shown that its intelligibility is almost perfect for mosaic block durations (MBD) up to 40 ms.
Santi   +3 more
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Automatic intelligibility assessment of dysarthric speech using glottal parameters

open access: yes, 2022
Objective intelligibility assessment of dysarthric speech can assist clinicians in diagnosis of speech disorders as well as in medical treatment. This study investigates the use of glottal parameters (i.e.
Alku, Paavo   +1 more
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Speech Intelligibility of Cochlear-Implanted and Normal-Hearing Children [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
Introduction: Speech intelligibility, the ability to be understood verbally by listeners, is the gold standard for assessing the effectiveness of cochlear implantation. Thus, the goal of this study was to compare the speech intelligibility between normal-
Sara Poursoroush   +5 more
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How reliable are online speech intelligibility studies with known listener cohorts? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Although the use of nontraditional settings for speech perception experiments is growing, there have been few controlled comparisons of online and laboratory modalities in the context of speech intelligibility.
María Luisa García Lecumberri   +3 more
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Exposure to nonnative-accented speech reduces listening effort and improves social judgments of the speaker

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Prior research has revealed a native-accent advantage, whereby nonnative-accented speech is more difficult to process than native-accented speech. Nonnative-accented speakers also experience more negative social judgments.
Joseph Rovetti   +2 more
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The effect of hearing protection devices on speech intelligibility of Persian employees

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of hearing protection devices (HPDs) on speech intelligibility in Persian work environments. Three current earmuffs and three earplugs and one of the prototypes of molded earplug were tested on 15 male
Mina Karami   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Speech intelligibility of virtual humans [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Audiology, 2018
The speech intelligibility benefit of visual speech cues during oral communication is well-established. Therefore, an ecologically valid approach of auditory assessment should include the processing of both auditory and visual speech cues. This study describes the development and evaluation of a virtual human speaker designed to present speech auditory-
Devesse, Annelies   +3 more
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Automatic assessment of intelligibility in speakers with dysarthria from coded telephone speech using glottal features

open access: yes, 2022
In clinical practice, assessment of intelligibility in speakers with dysarthria is performed by speech-language pathologists through auditory perceptual tests which demand patients’ presence at hospital and involve time-consuming examinations.
Alku, Paavo   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Mosque as a Bilingual Space – an Investigation on Speech Intelligibility in Mosque Acoustics Using Simulation Techniques

open access: yesArchives of Acoustics, 2021
Mosques are Islamic places of worship where speech and music rituals are performed. Since two different languages are spoken there, mosques are described as bilingual spaces.
Elma ALIC, Asli OZCEVIK BILEN
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