Perception of Synthetic and Natural Speech by Adults with Visual Impairments

This study investigated the intelligibility and comprehensibility of natural speech in comparison to synthetic speech. The results demonstrate the type of errors; the relationship between intelligibility and comprehensibility; and the correlation between intelligibility and comprehensibility and key...

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Published in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2009-07, Vol.103 (7), p.403-414
Main Authors: Papadopoulos, Konstantinos, Koutsoklenis, Athanasios, Katemidou, Evangelia, Okalidou, Areti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Accuracy
Acoustics
Adults
Algorithms
Artificial Speech
Audio Equipment
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Braille
Classroom Environment
Communication Skills
Communication systems
Handicapped
Intelligibility
Interviews
Listening Comprehension
Noise
Older people
Perception
Phonemes
Psychological aspects
Sentences
Speech
Speech perception
Speech synthesis
Studies
Text-to-speech
Visual impairment
Visual Impairments
Visually disabled persons
Voice response technology
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Summary:This study investigated the intelligibility and comprehensibility of natural speech in comparison to synthetic speech. The results demonstrate the type of errors; the relationship between intelligibility and comprehensibility; and the correlation between intelligibility and comprehensibility and key factors, such as the frequency of use of text-to-speech systems.
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X0910300704