The influence of speaking rate on vowel space and speech intelligibility for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GS Turner, K Tjaden, G Weismer - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 1995 - ASHA
The relationship between speaking rate, vowel space area, and speech intelligibility was
studied in a group of 9 subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 9 age-and …

The effect of reduced vowel working space on speech intelligibility in Mandarin-speaking young adults with cerebral palsy

HM Liu, FM Tsao, PK Kuhl - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of reduced vowel working space on
dysarthric talkers' speech intelligibility using both acoustic and perceptual approaches. In …

Effect of speaking rate manipulations on acoustic and perceptual aspects of the dysarthria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

G Weismer, JS Laures, JY Jeng, RD Kent… - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2000 - karger.com
The current study explored the acoustic and perceptual effects of speaking rate adjustments
in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in neurologically normal individuals …

Acoustic and intelligibility characteristics of sentence production in neurogenic speech disorders

G Weismer, JY Jeng, JS Laures, RD Kent… - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2001 - karger.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between scaled speech
intelligibility and selected acoustic variables in persons with dysarthria. Control speakers …

Impairment of speech intelligibility in men with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

RD Kent, JF Kent, G Weismer, RL Sufit… - Journal of Speech and …, 1990 - ASHA
Speech intelligibility was studied in a group of 25 male patients with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). The object of the study was to determine the phonetic impairments …

Intelligibility and the acoustic characteristics of speech in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

M Mulligan, J Carpenter, J Riddel, MK Delaney… - Journal of Speech …, 1994 - ASHA
The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in specific speech parameters in 14
patients, 7 dysarthric and 7 non-dysarthric, with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), over a 6 …

Quantitative description of the dysarthria in women with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JF Kent, RD Kent, JC Rosenbek, G Weismer… - Journal of Speech …, 1992 - ASHA
Speech intelligibility and its phonetic and acoustic correlates were studied in a group of 10
women with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Intelligibility assessment with a word …

Temporal acoustic measures of dysarthria associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AJ Caruso, EK Burton - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1987 - ASHA
The purpose of this study was to investigate stop-gap duration, voice onset time (VOT), and
vowel duration in intelligible speakers with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Broadband …

Characteristics of speaking rate in the dysarthria associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GS Turner, G Weismer - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1993 - ASHA
The ability to alter speaking rate was studied in a group of 9 subjects with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 9 age-and gender-matched, neurologically intact controls …

Vowel contrast and speech intelligibility in dysarthria

H Kim, M Hasegawa-Johnson, A Perlman - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2011 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: This study examined the spectral characteristics of American
English vowels in dysarthria associated with cerebral palsy (CP), and investigated the …