Synthesized speech intelligibility and persuasion: Speech rate and non-native listeners

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 641-651

  Jones, Caroline ^a   Berry, Lynn ^b   Stevens, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VerifyMe P/L ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Intelligibility; Persuasion; Second language; Synthetic speech

Indexed keywords

SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH RECOGNITION; TEXT PROCESSING;

NON-NATIVE LISTENERS; SECOND LANGUAGE; TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS) SYNTHESIS;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34249988818     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: 10958363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csl.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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