title: Effect of visual cuing on synthetic speech intelligibility: a comparison of native and nonnative speakers of English.
abstract: This study compared the effect of visual cuing on the intelligibility of DECtalk for native and nonnative speakers of English in both ideal listening conditions and in the presence of background noise at a signal to noise (S/N) ratio of + 10dB. Visual cuing improved DECtalk's intelligibility for nonnative speakers more than for native speakers, especially in the background noise condition. Implications of these findings and the need for further research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755-2675, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fucci
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D014796:Visual Perception