Acoustics of clear speech: Effect of instruction

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1807-1821

  Lam, Jennifer ^a   Tjaden, Kris ^a   Wilding, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Clear speech; Instructions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871738768     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0154)     Document Type: Article

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