Cross-accent intelligibility of speech in noise: Long-term familiarity and short-term familiarization

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 590-608

  Smith, Rachel ^a   Holmes Elliott, Sophie ^a   Pettinato, Michèle ^b   Knight, Rachael Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accents; Familiarization; Intelligibility; Speech in noise; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894261212     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2013.822009     Document Type: Article

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