title: Recognition of time-compressed speech does not predict recognition of natural fast-rate speech by older listeners.
abstract: This study investigated whether recognition of time-compressed speech predicts recognition of natural fast-rate speech, and whether this relationship is influenced by listener age. High and low context sentences were presented to younger and older normal-hearing adults at a normal speech rate, naturally fast speech rate, and fast rate implemented by time compressing the normal-rate sentences. Recognition of time-compressed sentences over-estimated recognition of natural fast sentences for both groups, especially for older listeners. The findings suggest that older listeners are at a much greater disadvantage when listening to natural fast speech than would be predicted by recognition performance for time-compressed speech.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 sgsalant@umd.edu, dzion@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gordon-Salant
authors.affiliation: Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 sgsalant@umd.edu, dzion@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Danielle J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zion
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 espy@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Espy-Wilson
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D010507:Periodicity; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult