ASA 124th Meeting New Orleans 1992 October

1pSP5. Developments toward a computer-based course in acoustic phonetics.

Sensimetrics Corp., 64 Sidney St., Cambridge, MA 02139

A course consisting of computer-based lessons is under development to teach principles of speech sound production and acoustic patterns of phonetic features. The course employs an IBM-compatible personal computer and a highly flexible graphic format, and makes extensive use of the speech synthesis and analysis capabilities of the SpeechStation system. The teaching approach will be demonstrated and made available for hands-on, interactive use with lessons under development. [Work supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.]