Automated assessment and treatment of speech rate and intonation in dysarthria

Prosody assessment and treatment in dysarthria is clinically relevant, since prosodic impairment can have a negative impact on speech intelligibility and thus on participation in daily life conversation. We propose a speech-technology based software tool that provides automated numerical and visual...

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Main Authors: Martens, Heidi, Van Nuffelen, Gwen, De Bodt, Marc, Dekens, Tomas, Latacz, Lukas, Verhelst, Werner
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
automated assessment
automated treatment
Classification algorithms
dysarthria
intonation
sentence modality
Speech
speech rate
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Summary:Prosody assessment and treatment in dysarthria is clinically relevant, since prosodic impairment can have a negative impact on speech intelligibility and thus on participation in daily life conversation. We propose a speech-technology based software tool that provides automated numerical and visual feedback on two important aspects of prosody: speech rate and intonation. The tool includes speech rate and intonation algorithms, both specifically developed for the analysis of Dutch dysarthric speech. The tool enables speech-language pathologists to obtain objective measures of these prosodic aspects in a standardized and fast way, and enables dysarthric speakers to practise their prosodic skills intensively without the presence of a speech-language pathologist being required.
ISSN:2153-1633
DOI:10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252366