Recognition rates and linguistic processing: Do we need new measures of speech perception?

Authors

  • Thomas Brand Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
  • Verena Uslar Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
  • Dorothea Wendt Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
  • Birger Kollmeier Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany

Abstract

Speech perception goes far beyond the recognition of phonemes, words, and sentences. The Oldenburg Linguistically and Audiologically Controlled Sentences (OLACS) were developed for investigating the interactions between the listener’s linguistic and auditory capabilities in speech perception. Using these sentences with normal-hearing and hearingimpaired listeners in different listening conditions, a small but significant influence of the sentences linguistic complexity was detected. To some degree this influence was related to other cognitive measures of the listeners. In an eye-tracking experiment delayed eye movements for more complex sentences indicated a higher cognitive load during the speech recognition process. These delayed eye movements were sensitive even in conditions where classical recognition rate and speech reception measures were not sensitive because the recognition rate was near 100%.

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2011-12-15

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Brand, T., Uslar, V., Wendt, D., & Kollmeier, B. (2011). Recognition rates and linguistic processing: Do we need new measures of speech perception?. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, 3, 45–56. Retrieved from https://proceedings.isaar.eu/index.php/isaarproc/article/view/2011-05

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Vol. 3 (2011): Speech Perception and Auditory Disorders

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2011/1. Indicators of hearing impairment and measures of speech perception

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