Speech Intelligibility and the Evaluation of Personal Qualities by Experienced and Inexperienced Listeners

Speech Intelligibility and the Evaluation of Personal Qualities by Experienced and Inexperienced Listeners

This study investigated the effect of speech intelligibility of children with severe/profound hearing losses on evaluations of personal qualities by 60 listeners who were either familiar with or not familiar with the speech of children with hearing impairments. Experienced listeners scored speakers&...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Volta review 1996, Vol.98 (4), p.181
Hauptverfasser: Most, Tova, Weisel, Amatzia, Lev-Matezky, Avivit
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Children
Cognitive Ability
Deafness
Familiarity
Listening Comprehension
Personality Traits
Speech Communication
Speech Intelligibility
Speech Skills
Student Evaluation
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigated the effect of speech intelligibility of children with severe/profound hearing losses on evaluations of personal qualities by 60 listeners who were either familiar with or not familiar with the speech of children with hearing impairments. Experienced listeners scored speakers' speech intelligibility, cognitive competence, and personality higher than did inexperienced listeners. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0042-8639