Effect of relative amplitude and formant transitions on perception of place of articulation by adult listeners with cochlear implants

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1445-1457

  Hedrick, Mark S ^a,b   Carney, Arlene Earley ^a,c  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Consonant perception; Deafness; Integration of acoustic cues; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONSONANT; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOWEL;

EID: 0031469813     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4006.1445     Document Type: Article

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