The effect of seeing the interlocutor on speech production in different noise types

Michael Fitzpatrick, Jeesun Kim, Chris Davis

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Abstract

Talkers modify their speech production in noisy environments partly as a reflex but also as an intentional communicative strategy to facilitate the transmission of the speech signal to the interlocutor. Previous studies have shown that the characteristics of such modifications vary depending on the type of noise. The current study examined whether speech production (and its interaction with noise type) would be affected by being able to see their interlocutor or not. Participants completed an interactive communication game in various noise conditions with/without being able to see their interlocutor. The results show that speech modifications differed with noise condition and that the speech amplitude was significantly lower when interlocutors could see each other. These results suggest that talkers actively monitor their environment and adopt appropriate speech production for efficient communication.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH 2011), Florence, Italy, 27 - 31 August 2011
PublisherCausal Productions
Pages2829-2832
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventInternational Speech Communication Association. Conference -
Duration: 9 Sept 2012 → …

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ISSN (Print)1990-9772

Conference

ConferenceInternational Speech Communication Association. Conference
Period9/09/12 → …

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