Title :
A PC-based system for evaluating speech intelligibility with the diagnostic rhyme test (DRT)
Author :
Conway, Robert J. ; Sippel, Teresa M. ; Niederjohn, Russell J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA
Abstract :
A computer-based system that automates the process of measuring speech intelligibility with the diagnostic rhyme test (DRT) is described. The system was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of speech intelligibility enhancement techniques, but it can be used in any situation where a measure of speech intelligibility is required. Normally, the process of administering a thorough intelligibility test is tedious and timeconsuming. The computer-based system streamlines the testing procedure because it requires proctor-subject interaction, automatically records responses, computes scores, and compiles statistics in tabular and graphical format. Such a system makes rigorous intelligibility testing more feasible, providing an opportunity for efficiently obtaining accurate results
Keywords :
microcomputer applications; speech intelligibility; PC-based system; computer-based system; diagnostic rhyme test; proctor-subject interaction; speech intelligibility evaluation; Application software; Automatic testing; Communication industry; Machinery production industries; Noise reduction; Speech analysis; Speech enhancement; Speech processing; Statistical analysis; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 1989. IECON '89., 15th Annual Conference of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1989.69683