Effects of repeated listening experiences on the recognition of synthetic speech by individuals with severe intellectual disabilities

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-57

  Koul, Rajinder ^a   Hester, Kasey ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Mental retardation; Speech assistive technology; Speech perception; Synthetic speech

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD LIST RECALL; WORD RECOGNITION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 34248707425     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/004)     Document Type: Article

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