Listening to deaf speech: does experience count?
Listening for intelligibility in disordered speech involves a complex interaction of factors, including listener experience. This study examines intelligibility as perceived by two groups (experienced and inexperienced listeners) in interpreting deaf speech. Speech samples were gathered from a hearing-impaired child over thirteen months, immediately post cochlear implantation. Results indicate that experienced listeners interpret more of disordered speech than inexperienced, but while experience appears to be a factor in intelligibility judgements, it does not alone guarantee higher intelligibility rating.
Klimacka
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School of Psychology and Communication, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB. l.klimacka@ulst.ac.uk
Patterson
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Patterson
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R
D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology