• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2012

This study deals with how stuttering changes in its frequency in a situation where adult participants who stutter are exposed to one type of background noise, that is, multi-talker babble noise. Eight American English-speaking adults who stutter participated in this study. Each of the subjects read aloud sentences under each of three speaking conditions (i.e., typical solo reading (TSR), typical choral reading (TCR), and multi-talker babble noise reading (BNR)). Speech fluency was computed based on a percentage of syllables stuttered (%SS) and speaking rate was also assessed to examine if there was significant change in rates as a measure of vocal change under each of the speaking conditions. The study found that participants read more fluently both during BNR and during TCR than during TSR. The study also found that participants did not show significant changes in speaking rate across the three speaking conditions. Some discussion was provided in relation to the effect of multi-talker babble noise on the frequency of stuttering and its further speculation.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2011

This study investigated the effects of the types of noise and signal to noise ratios (SNRs) on speech intelligibility of an adult with dysartrhia. Speech intelligibility was judged by 48 naive listeners using a word transcription task. Repeated measures design was used with the types of noise (multi-talker babble/environmental noise) and SNRs (0, +10 dB, +20 dB) as within-subject factors. The dependent measure was the percentage of correctly transcribed words. Results revealed that two main effects were statistically significant. Listeners performed significantly worse in the multi-talker babble condition than the environmental noise condition, and they performed significantly better at higher levels of SNRs. The current results suggested that the multi-talker babble and lower level of SNRs decreased the speech intelligibility of adults with dysarthria, and speech-language pathologists should consider environmental factors such as the types of noise and SNRs in evaluating speech intelligibility of adults with dysarthria.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2019

Background and Objectives: This study compared the perception of mono-syllabic and bisyllabic words in Tamil by young normal hearing adults in the presence of multi-talker speech babble at two signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). Further for this comparison, a speech perception in noise test was constructed using existing mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic word lists in Tamil. Subjects and Methods: A total of 30 participants with normal hearing in the age range of 18 to 25 years participated in the study. Speech-in-noise test in Tamil (SPIN-T) constructed using mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic words in Tamil was used as stimuli. The stimuli were presented in the background of multi-talker speech babble at two SNRs (0 dB and +10 dB SNR). Results: The effect of noise on SPIN-T varied with SNR. All the participants performed better at +10 dB SNR, the higher of the two SNRs considered. Additionally, at +10 dB SNR performance did not vary significantly for neither mono-syllabic or bi-syllabic words. However, a significant difference existed at 0 dB SNR. Conclusions: The current study indicated that higher SNR leads to better performance. In addition, bi-syllabic words were identified with minimal errors compared to mono-syllabic words. Spectral cues were the most affected in the presence of noise leading to more of place of articulation errors for both mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic words.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2019

Background and Objectives: This study compared the perception of mono-syllabic and bisyllabic words in Tamil by young normal hearing adults in the presence of multi-talker speech babble at two signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). Further for this comparison, a speech perception in noise test was constructed using existing mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic word lists in Tamil. Subjects and Methods: A total of 30 participants with normal hearing in the age range of 18 to 25 years participated in the study. Speech-in-noise test in Tamil (SPIN-T) constructed using mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic words in Tamil was used as stimuli. The stimuli were presented in the background of multi-talker speech babble at two SNRs (0 dB and +10 dB SNR). Results: The effect of noise on SPIN-T varied with SNR. All the participants performed better at +10 dB SNR, the higher of the two SNRs considered. Additionally, at +10 dB SNR performance did not vary significantly for neither mono-syllabic or bi-syllabic words. However, a significant difference existed at 0 dB SNR. Conclusions: The current study indicated that higher SNR leads to better performance. In addition, bi-syllabic words were identified with minimal errors compared to mono-syllabic words. Spectral cues were the most affected in the presence of noise leading to more of place of articulation errors for both mono-syllabic and bi-syllabic words.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1769-1776
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 유색잡음에 의해 오염된 음성신호의 음성향상 알고리즘인 YL 접근법에 VAD(voice activity detector)를 구현하는 수정된 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘을 YL 접근법 및 LS 접근법과 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 성능을 비교하였다. 사용한 유색잡음은 자동차 잡음과 다중화자 배블 잡음으로 AURORA 데이터베이스로 부터 각각 발췌하였고, 음성신호는 TIMIT 데이터 베이스로부터 발췌하였다. 제안한 알고리즘을 실험했을 때 제안하는 방법이 신호대잡음비 및 스펙트럼 왜곡 측면에서 기존의 두 알고리즘 보다 개선됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.1665-1674
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 유색잡음에 의해 오염된 음성신호의 음성향상 알고리즘을 제안한다. 유색잡음과 음성신호가 서로 상관이 없을 경우 유색잡음은 백색화 변환을 통해 무색잡음으로 변환된다. 이 변환된 신호를 음성신호 향상을 위한 일반화된 부공간 접근법에 적용한다. 전처리 과정에서의 백색화 변환으로 발생되는 음성 스펙트럼 왜곡은 제안한 알고리즘의 후처리를 통해 역 백색화하여 복구한다. 제안한 알고리즘의 성능을 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 확인하였다. 사용한 유색잡음은 자동차 잡음과 멀티 토커 배블 잡음이다. AURORA 및 TIMIT 데이터 베이스에서 취득한 데이터로 실험했을 때 제안하는 방법이 신호대잡음비 및 스펙트럼 왜곡 측면에서 기존 접근법보다 개선됨을 확인하였다.