scholarly journals Development of speech rate control during oral reading in students with hearing impairment.

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-244
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Yuasa ◽  
Yasuyoshi Kato
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Rate Control ◽  
Speech Rate

Large-scale subjective evaluations of speech rate control methods for HMM-based speech synthesizers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuneo Kato ◽  
Makoto Yamada ◽  
Nobuyuki Nishizawa ◽  
Keiichiro Oura ◽  
Keiichi Tokuda
Keyword(s):  
Rate Control ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Subjective Evaluations

The Main and Interactive Effect of Oral Reading Rate on the Frequency of Stuttering

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine Vanryckeghem ◽  
Jeffrey J. Glessing ◽  
Gene J. Brutten ◽  
Peter McAlindon
Keyword(s):  
Oral Reading ◽  
Slow Rate ◽  
Fast Rate ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Reading Rate ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Rate Condition ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Significant Difference

Twenty-four adults participated in a 2 (group) by 3 (rate) factorial study designed to determine the main and interactive effects of speech rate during reading on the frequency of stuttering. In this regard, the participants orally read three passages, one at their normal rate, one that was 30% faster than this rate, and one that was 30% slower. Rate was controlled by means of a computer software program, and passage order and reading rate were counter-balanced. The main effect of rate was significant. There was statistically more stuttering in the fast rate condition than in either the normal or slow rate condition. However, the frequency of stuttering in the normal and the slow rate conditions was not significantly different. Analysis of the experimental data of the eight participants who stuttered the most and the eight who stuttered the least, during base-rate oral readings, evidenced the presence of an interaction between group and rate. Those who stuttered the most showed a statistically significant increase in stuttering between the slow, normal, and fast rate conditions. In contrast, there was no significant difference in frequency between any of the three conditions for the group of eight participants who stuttered the least. These findings suggest that the extent to which rate affects fluency is a function of the degree to which stuttering is displayed. This possibility warrants consideration in relation to the use of rate management procedures.

Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Frequency-Altered Auditory Feedback on the Speech of Adults Who Stutter

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger J. Ingham ◽  
Richard A. Moglia ◽  
Peter Frank ◽  
Janis Costello Ingham ◽  
Anne K. Cordes
Keyword(s):  
Oral Reading ◽  
Auditory Feedback ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Temporary Response ◽  
Speech Performance ◽  
The Relationship

A series of single-subject experiments evaluated the effects of frequency-altered auditory feedback (FAF) on the speech performance of four adult males who stutter. Using alterations of plus or minus one octave, FAF was compared with normal auditory feedback (NAF) in oral reading and spontaneous speech with measurements made of stuttered intervals, stutter-free speech rate, and speech naturalness. The effects of extended FAF conditions on spontaneous speech were also evaluated for two subjects who demonstrated a positive response to FAF. Results showed no consistencies across subjects in responses to FAF: One subject showed no response, another produced an initial temporary response, a third showed a deterioration in speech quality with minimal reductions in stuttering, and a fourth displayed substantial and sustained improvements in speech performance. Some implications of these findings for current research and theory about the relationship between stuttering and FAF are discussed.

Treatment and Generalization Effects in an Experimental Treatment for a Stutterer Using Contingency Management and Speech Rate Control

1977 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger J. Ingham ◽  
Ann Packman
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Program ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Rate Control ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Contingency Management ◽  
Experimental Treatment ◽  
Rate Range ◽  
Negative Findings ◽  
Control Procedures

An experimental treatment program for an adult stutterer, using contingency management and rate control procedures, is described. During laboratory sessions, a combination of both procedures resulted in maintained stutter-free speech within a target speech rate range. Bidaily recordings of the subject’s speech across all non-laboratory speaking situations, preceding and throughout the laboratory treatment, revealed no correspondence between laboratory and nonlaboratory speech behavior. Some positive and negative findings from this study are considered with respect to contingency management of stuttering.

scholarly journals Influence of Cognitive Function on Speech and Articulation Rate in Multiple Sclerosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan D. Rodgers ◽  
Kris Tjaden ◽  
Lynda Feenaughty ◽  
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman ◽  
Ralph H. B. Benedict
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Speech Rate ◽  
Cognitive Tests ◽  
Articulation Rate ◽  
Information Processing Speed ◽  
Syllable Repetition

AbstractWe examined cognitive predictors of speech and articulation rate in 50 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 23 healthy controls. We measured speech and articulation rate from audio-recordings of participants reading aloud and talking extemporaneously on a topic of their choice (i.e., self-generated speech). Articulation rate was calculated for each speech sample by removing lexically irrelevant vocalizations and pauses of >200 ms. Speech rate was similarly calculated including pauses. Concurrently, the Minimal Assessment of Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis (MACFIMS) battery, as well as standardized tests of sentence intelligibility and syllable repetition were administered. Analysis of variance showed that MS patients were slower on three of the four rate measures. Greater variance in rate measures was accounted for by cognitive variables for the MS group than controls. An information processing speed composite, as measured by the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT), was the strongest predictor among cognitive tests. A composite of memory tests related to self-generated speech, above and beyond information processing speed, but not to oral reading. Self-generated speech, in this study, was not found to relate more strongly to cognitive tests than simple reading. Implications for further research are discussed. (JINS, 2012, 18, 1–8)

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