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Suprasegmental Characteristics of Speech Produced during Simultaneous Communication by Inexperienced Signers
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Whitehead, Robert L.; Metz, Dale E.; Girardi, Erin; Irwin, Jacqueline; Krigsman, Amanda; Swanson, Christina; Mackenzie, Douglas; Schiavetti, Nicholas – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2009
This study investigated suprasegmental variables of syllable stress and intonation contours in contextual speech produced during simultaneous communication (SC) by inexperienced signers. Ten hearing inexperienced sign language users were recorded under SC and speech-alone (SA) conditions speaking a set of sentences containing stressed versus…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Suprasegmentals, Speech, Total Communication
Preservation of Second Formant Transitions during Simultaneous Communication: A Locus Equation Perspective.
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Baillargeon, Megan; McLeod, Amy; Metz, Dale Evan; Schiavetti, Nicholas; Whitehead, Robert L. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2002
This study investigated the preservation of second formant transition acoustic cues to intelligibility in speech produced during simultaneous communication (SC) from a locus equation perspective with 12 normal hearing, experienced sign language users. Results were consistent with previous research indicating that temporal alterations produced by…
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Sign Language, Total Communication
Perception of the Voicing Distinction in Speech Produced during Simultaneous Communication
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MacKenzie, Douglas J.; Schiavetti, Nicholas; Whitehead, Robert L.; Metz, Dale Evan – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2006
This study investigated the perception of voice onset time (VOT) in speech produced during simultaneous communication (SC). Four normally hearing, experienced sign language users were recorded under SC and speech alone (SA) conditions speaking stimulus words with voiced and voiceless initial consonants embedded in a sentence. Twelve…
Descriptors: Cues, Sign Language, Sentences, Total Communication
Effect of Sign Task on Speech Timing in Simultaneous Communication.
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Whitehead, Robert L.; Schiavetti, Nicholas; Whitehead, Brenda H.; Metz, Dale Evan – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1997
A study involving 12 hearing sign language users examined the effect of the signing task on temporal features of speech during simultaneous communication (SC). Results indicated longer sentence duration for SC than speech-only conditions, and longer anticipatory duration of the diphthong and interword interval preceding the experimental words.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Interpreters, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm
Sentence Intonation and Syllable Stress in Speech Produced during Simultaneous Communication.
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Whitehead, Robert L.; Schiavetti, Nicholas; Metz, Dale Evan; Gallant, Deborah; Whitehead, Brenda H. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2000
A study investigated prosodic variables of syllable stress and intonation contours in speech produced during the simultaneous communication (SC) of ten hearing sign language users. Results indicated longer sentence duration for SC than speech only conditions. Vowel duration and frequency differences between stressed and unstressed syllables were…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Deafness, Intonation
Effect of Fingerspelling Task on Temporal Characteristics and Perceived Naturalness of Speech in Simultaneous Communication.
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Schiavetti, Nicholas; Whitehead, Robert L.; Whitehead, Brenda; Metz, Dale Evan – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
A study of 10 typical women investigated the effect of fingerspelling task length on temporal characteristics and perceived naturalness of speech produced during simultaneous communication. Speech produced during simultaneous communication was rated as less natural and demonstrated increased interword interval, diphthong, work, and sentence…
Descriptors: Adults, Finger Spelling, Hearing Impairments, Sign Language
Intelligibility of Speech Produced during Simultaneous Communication
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Whitehead, Robert L.; Schiavetti, Nicholas; MacKenzie, Douglas J.; Metz, Dale Evan – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2004
This study investigated the overall intelligibility of speech produced during simultaneous communication (SC). Four hearing, experienced sign language users were recorded under SC and speech alone (SA) conditions speaking Boothroyd's (1985) forced-choice phonetic contrast material designed for measurement of speech intelligibility. Twelve…
Descriptors: Cues, Sign Language, Mutual Intelligibility, Speech Communication