A preliminary investigation into the intelligibility of Microspeech-2, a speech synthesiser
Abstract
The intelligibility of the Microspeech-2 speech synthesizer was assessed using an adapted form of the Modified Rhyme Test on four experimental groups. Familiarity with the system and prior knowledge of the 25 test words result in high intelligibility scores, while no prior knowledge of the system or test words result in considerably lower intelligibility scores. Of the two other groups, those with prior knowledge of the test words but no experience of the system find Microspeech more intelligible than those with limited experience but no prior knowledge of the test words.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- November 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8525675I
- Keywords:
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- Robotics;
- Speech;
- Speech Recognition;
- Synthesizers;
- Voice Communication;
- Human Performance;
- Man Machine Systems;
- Words (Language);
- Communications and Radar