The effectiveness of clear speech as a masker

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1458-1471

  Calandruccio, Lauren ^a   Van Engen, Kristin ^a   Dhar, Sumitrajit ^a   Bradlow, Ann R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear speech; Informational maskers; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650465260     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0210)     Document Type: Article

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