What makes synthetic speech difficult to understand for older people? The contribution of auditory ageing
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SPARCDate published:
23 February, 2009Region:
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Dr Maria Klara Wolters, Edinburgh University
6 months, £17,775
Spoken messages can make home-care systems more efficient, effective, and friendly. However, auditory ageing can make it difficult to understand these messages, especially if they have been produced by a speech synthesiser. In this project, we examine which aspects of auditory ageing contribute most to older listeners? problems with synthetic speech. The results will be crucial for developing pleasant, highly intelligible synthetic voices for older listeners.
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