Talker Identification Based on Phonetic Information

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 651-666

  Remez, Robert E ^a   Fellowes, Jennifer M ^a   Rubin, Philip E ^b  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0031156447     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.23.3.651     Document Type: Article

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