Title :
Using speech in noise to improve understandability for elderly listeners
Author :
Langner, Brian ; Black, Alan W.
Author_Institution :
Language Technol. Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Abstract :
This paper describes work designed to improve understandability of spoken output, specifically for the elderly, by using a speaking style employed by people to improve their understandability when speaking in poor channel conditions. We describe an experiment that shows the understandability gains that are possible using naturally-produced examples of this style. Additionally, we describe how to model this style, and evaluate the differences in understandability for speech synthesis produced using those models
Keywords :
geriatrics; hearing; speech synthesis; elderly listeners; speaking style; speech synthesis; speech understanding; Background noise; Databases; Humans; Natural languages; Senior citizens; Speech analysis; Speech enhancement; Speech synthesis; White noise; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding, 2005 IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Juan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9478-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9479-8
DOI :
10.1109/ASRU.2005.1566487
