Discrimination of computer-synthesized speech.
The effects of learning on the discrimination of computer-synthesized speech was assessed by presenting 100 computer-produced monosyllabic words to 2 groups of 15 adult subjects. One group's errors were corrected while the other group's errors were uncorrected. A comparison of errors on the first 50 vs the second 50 presentations showed significant improvement for corrected group only. It was concluded that the discrimination of computer-synthesized monosyllables can be improved with correction of errors but is still about 14% poorer than the discrimination of human speech.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D010700:Phonetics; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception