Participant evaluations of rate and communication efficacy of an AAC application using natural language processing

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-89

  Wisenburn, Bruce ^a   Higginbotham, D Jeffery ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Communication Aid; Communication Rate; Interface Design; Natural Language Processing; Rate

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION RATE; INTERFACE DESIGN; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; RATE;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650318962     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610902739876     Document Type: Article

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