Synthetic speech intelligibility: Comparison of native and non-native speakers of English

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-36

  Reynolds, Mary E ^a   Bond, Z S ^a   Fucci, Donald ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative communication device; Computer technology; English as a second language; Intelligibility; Signal to noise (S N) ratio; Synthetic speech

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; SPEECH PRODUCTION AIDS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICE; ENGLISH; NATIVE SPEAKERS; NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS; SYNTHETIC SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 0030105298     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619612331277458     Document Type: Review

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