Use of speech-generating devices: In support of natural speech

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Blischak, Doreen M ^a   Lombardino, Linda J ^a   Dyson, Alice T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Digitized speech; Speech production; Speech generating device; Synthetic speech; Voice output communication aid

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES (SGD);

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0038396276     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0743461032000056478     Document Type: Review

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