The effect of talker and intonation variability on speech perception in noise in children with dyslexia

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-62

  Hazan, Valerie ^a   Messaoud Galusi, Souhila ^a   Rosen, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dyslexia; Speech perception in noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NOISE; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84874538751     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/10-0107)     Document Type: Article

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