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Brunner, Hans; Pisoni, David B. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1982
Presents study designed to further evaluate the nature of spoken-language comprehension under conditions of varying perceptual load by manipulating different comprehension conditions. Investigates effects of subsidiary task paradigms on course of simultaneous comprehension processing. Argues that these can only be used when accompanied with probes…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Listening Comprehension, Models
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Pisoni, David B. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 1996
Notes that speech intelligibility has traditionally been measured by presenting words mixed in noise to listeners for identification at different signal-to-noise ratios. The words are produced in isolation or in sequence contexts where the predictability of specific items can be varied. Emphasizes that the technique provides valuable data about…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Dictionaries