Acoustic correlates of clear speech

This is a current project.

Description

When a talker is asked to speak clearly, the resulting "clear speech" is usually easier for listeners with hearing loss to understand than, and also differes acoustically from, typical conversational speech. The proposed research will seek to determine exactly which clear speech acoustic changes are actually responsible for making clear speech easier to understand. This will help in developing new hearing aid algorithms as well as new techniques for training the communication partners of individuals with hearing loss.

Project Administration

Sarah Ferguson, principal investigator

Project Contact

Sarah Hargus Ferguson, Ph.D.
Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders
3045 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555
safergus@ku.edu
785-864-1116 (phone)
785-864-0610 (lab phone)
785-864-3973 (fax)

This is a project of:

Center for Biobehavioral Neurosciences in Communication Disorders (BNCD)

Funded by:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders


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