| Presentation | 2011-06-24 Study on speech production that is suitable for speech announcements in noisy/reverberant environment Nao HODOSHIMA, Takayuki ARAI, Kiyohiro KURISU, |
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| Abstract(in English) | Speech uttered in noise is generally more intelligible than speech produced in quiet when they are heard in noise, and several studies have been carried out for young people (i.e., Lombard effect). The authors showed that reverberation-induced speech as well as noise is more intelligible to young people than speech spoken in quiet. This paper examines whether noise/reverberation-induced speech is also intelligible for elderly people. We conducted listening tests wherein 32 elderly people listened to speech that was uttered in quiet/noise/reverberation with white noise or with reverberation. The results showed that noise/reverberation-induced speech were more intelligible than speech spoken in quiet for elderly listeners. The results suggest that using noise/reverberation-induced speech may improve the intelligibility of speech announcements in public spaces. The results lead to constructing speaking environments and conducting speech training for speakers at public spaces in order to yield intelligible speech. |
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| Keyword(in English) | speech intelligibility / speech production / Lombard effect / noise / reverberation |
| Paper # | SP2011-40 |
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| Conference Date | 2011/6/16(1days) |
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| Title (in English) | Study on speech production that is suitable for speech announcements in noisy/reverberant environment |
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| Keyword(1) | speech intelligibility |
| Keyword(2) | speech production |
| Keyword(3) | Lombard effect |
| Keyword(4) | noise |
| Keyword(5) | reverberation |
| 1st Author's Name | Nao HODOSHIMA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Faculty of Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Tokai University() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Takayuki ARAI |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University |
| 3rd Author's Name | Kiyohiro KURISU |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | TOA Corporation |
| Date | 2011-06-24 |
| Paper # | SP2011-40 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.111 |
| Number (no) | 97 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 5 |
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