Evaluation of the Content of Computer-Aided Conversations

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 229-235

  Todman, John ^a   Elder, Leona ^a   Alm, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aided and unaided communication; assistive devices; communication efficacy; computers; content evaluation; conversation; dialogue evaluation; pragmatic intervention; prestored text; social competence; speech output; VOCA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTERS; SOUND RECORDING; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION AIDS; VOCODERS;

COMPUTER AIDED CONVERSATION; CONTENT EVALUATION; CONVERSATION; DIALOGUE EVALUATION; PRAGMATIC INTERVENTION; TALK AID USING PRELOADED KNOWLEDGE; VOICE SYNTHESIZER;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029544907     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619512331277359     Document Type: Article

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