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http://dx.doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2013.32.5.430

Perception of Time-altered Sentences and Selective Word Stress by Normal-hearing Listeners  

Han, Woojae (한림대학교 자연과학대학 언어청각학부, 청각언어연구소)
Yu, Jyaehyoung (한림대학교 일반대학원 언어청각학과)
Cho, Soojin (남부대학교 언어치료청각학과)
Abstract
The present study examined whether sentence perception scores were changed under various conditions of time alteration (compression and/or expansion) and selective word stress in normal hearing listeners. Twenty young normal hearing adults (ten males) were participated. As stimuli, Korean standard-sentence list for adults (KS-SL-A) modified to semantically anomalous sentences was newly recorded by a female speaker. Seven different time-altered conditions (e.g., ${\pm}60%$, ${\pm}40%$, ${\pm}20%$, 0 %) were controlled. To see the effect of selective word stress (i.e., the emphasis of specific syllables in the sentence), all subjects were tested twice 2 weeks apart. The results showed 1) there was significantly different sentence perception scores among the different time-altered conditions, yet only in the 60 % compression condition; 2) there was no significant difference of the sentence perception scores in the effect of stress; however, there was a positive effect of the selective word stress in the sentences consisting of 6 ~ 7 syllables at the 40 % compression condition; 3) there was no significant gender difference. The pattern of results suggests that the combination of time compression and selective word stress is more effective to understand speech, instead of only using time expansion condition. However, further studies should be needed for standardization.
Keywords
Time alteration; Time compression; Time expansion; Selective word stress; Sentence perception scores;
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