ERIC Number: EJ1307778
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
EISSN: N/A
Tracking the Costs of Clear and Loud Speech: Interactions between Speech Motor Control and Concurrent Visuomotor Tracking
Whitfield, Jason A.; Holdosh, Serena R.; Kriegel, Zoe; Sullivan, Lauren E.; Fullenkamp, Adam M.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v64 n6 spec iss p2182-2195 Jun 2021
Purpose: Prior work has demonstrated that competing tasks impact habitual speech production. The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the extent to which clear and loud speech are affected by concurrent performance of an attention-demanding task. Method: Speech kinematics and acoustics were collected while participants spoke using habitual, loud, and clear speech styles. The styles were performed in isolation and while performing a secondary tracking task. Results: Compared to the habitual style, speakers exhibited expected increases in lip aperture range of motion and speech intensity for the clear and loud styles. During concurrent visuomotor tracking, there was a decrease in lip aperture range of motion and speech intensity for the habitual style. Tracking performance during habitual speech did not differ from single-task tracking. For loud and clear speech, speakers retained the gains in speech intensity and range of motion, respectively, while concurrently tracking. A reduction in tracking performance was observed during concurrent loud and clear speech, compared to tracking alone. Conclusions: These data suggest that loud and clear speech may help to mitigate motor interference associated with concurrent performance of an attention-demanding task. Additionally, reductions in tracking accuracy observed during concurrent loud and clear speech may suggest that these higher effort speaking styles require greater attentional resources than habitual speech.
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Psychomotor Skills, Eye Movements, Acoustics, Articulation (Speech), Task Analysis, Attention Control, Comparative Analysis, Motion, Motor Reactions, Measurement, Young Adults, Accuracy, Human Body
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A