A comparison of learning curves in natural and synthesized speech comprehension.

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This study examined the effect of listening practice on the ability of young adults to comprehend natural speech and DECtalk synthesized speech by having them perform a sentence verification task over a 5-day period. Results showed that response latencies of participants shortened in a similar fashion to sentences presented in both types of speech across the 5-day period, with latencies remaining significantly longer in response to DECtalk than to natural speech across the days. These results suggest that high-quality synthesized speech, such as DECtalk, can be useful in many human factors applications.

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Author/s: Reynolds, Mary E (ME); Isaacs-Duvall, Charlene (C); Haddox, Michelle Lynn (ML);

Affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755-2675, USA. reynoldm(-atsign-)marshall.edu

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Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR (J Speech Lang Hear Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 45 (issue 4) : pp 802-10

Dates: Created 2002/08/29; Completed 2003/01/23; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12199409, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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