Talker Variations as Related to Intelligibility.
Abstract
The aim of the study was to provide data that will contribute to the understanding of how variability among talkers may affect intelligibility test results; the two aspects under test in this study were (1) duration and (2) consonant-vowel amplitude ratios. Four most intelligible and four least intelligible talkers were identified from a sample of twenty adult males. Word samples common to both groups were identified on the criteria of being mostly understood and misunderstood by ten listeners. Results of acoustic evaluation of the word element demonstrated: that words receiving higher scores associated with more intelligible talkers where characterized by smaller consonant-vowel amplitude differences than the same words receiving lower intelligibility scores common to less intelligible talkers, and there were no significant differences in duration. (Author Modified Abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0757426
Entities
People
- Harry Hollien
- Howard Rothman
Organizations
- University of Florida