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Word intelligibility decrements and the comprehension of time-compressed speech

  • Buffalo State College, State University of New York
  • University of Ottawa

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Abstract

The extent to which decreased comprehension of time-compressed messages results from decreased word intelligibility was investigated. Experiment 1, in which 500-word messages were temporally interrupted, demonstrated that when 60% of the signal is deleted, comprehension is reduced even without the temporal limitations of compression. Experiment 2, which employed a backward masking procedure, demonstrated that individually compressed words are less intelligible when presented within the limited time constraints of a compressed message. It was concluded that decreased comprehension of compressed messages is the result of decreased word intelligibility.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-411
Number of pages5
JournalPerception and Psychophysics
Volume40
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1986

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