Effect of Fingerspelling Task on Temporal Characteristics and Perceived Naturalness of Speech in Simultaneous Communication

A study of 10 typical women investigated the effect of fingerspelling task length on temporal characteristics and perceived naturalness of speech produced during simultaneous communication. Speech produced during simultaneous communication was rated as less natural and demonstrated increased interwo...

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Published inJournal of speech, language, and hearing research Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 5 - 17
Main Authors Schiavetti, Nicholas, Whitehead, Robert L, Whitehead, Brenda, Metz, Dale Evan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States ASHA 01.02.1998
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Subjects
Adults
Communication
Deaf children
Female
Finger Spelling
Hearing Impairments
Humans
Interpersonal communication
Language Acquisition
Manual Communication
Quality
Reproducibility of Results
Sign Language
Simultaneous communication
Speech
Speech Acoustics
Speech Habits
Speech Impairments
Speech Perception
Temporal aspects
Time Factors
Total Communication
Verbal Communication
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Summary:A study of 10 typical women investigated the effect of fingerspelling task length on temporal characteristics and perceived naturalness of speech produced during simultaneous communication. Speech produced during simultaneous communication was rated as less natural and demonstrated increased interword interval, diphthong, work, and sentence durations. (Author/CR)
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ISSN:1092-4388
1558-9102
DOI:10.1044/jslhr.4101.05