Subject: Re: Wrod Ilntilitgelibiy wtih Pnoheme Cufisonon From: David Jackson Morris <dmorris@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:48:40 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_224081E47685C14EBD0BDEBCE541E13D2ED46CCCexmbx1hum2005hu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Dviad, I don't have a precise reference for you but it might be interesting for yo= u to look through the publications of Valerie Hazan. Some of her work has = investigated the perceptual consequences of switching out initial consonant= s. In considering vowel categories it may also be interesting to check out= the article below and the recent book, 'Vowel inherent spectral change' (E= ds Morrison & Assman). You've probably heard it before, but be careful - studies in vowel percepti= on are not for the feint-hearted. All the best Dvaid Thyer NJ; Hickson LM; Dodd BJ (2000) The Perceptual Magnet Effect in Austra= lian English Vowels. Perception & Psychophysics, 61 (1). David Morris Postdoc Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics University of Copenhagen Njalsgade 120 2300 K=F8benhavn S http://inss.ku.dk/ansatte/beskrivelse/?id=3D398661 ________________________________ From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx= on behalf of David Klein [kleinsound@xxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 6:59 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Wrod Ilntilitgelibiy wtih Pnoheme Cufisonon Hi All, I am seeking references on the subject of human speech intelligibility as a= function of individual phoneme distortions. I can't seem to find what I'm = looking for. Can anybody help point me in the right direction? I'd specifically like to know how word intelligibility holds up when distor= tions of a particular phoneme class would cause members of that class to be= highly confusable when presented in isolation. More generally, I wonder how well humans can do when consonants are relativ= ely clear but vowels are highly ambiguous. I suppose two ways this might have been studied would have been using, on t= he one hand, noise or channel distortions specifically targeted to distorti= ng certain phoneme classes; or, on the other hand, manipulating the signal = by switching certain phonemes to other perceptually nearby phonemes. Cheers, Dvaid ;) --_000_224081E47685C14EBD0BDEBCE541E13D2ED46CCCexmbx1hum2005hu_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html dir=3D"ltr"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" id=3D"owaParaStyle"></style> </head> <body fpstyle=3D"1" ocsi=3D"0"> <div style=3D"direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: = 10pt;">Dear Dviad, <div><br> </div> <div>I don't have a precise reference for you but it might be interesting f= or you to look through the publications of Valerie Hazan. Some of her= work has investigated the perceptual consequences of switching out initial= consonants. In considering vowel categories it may also be interesting to check out the article below and the recent b= ook, 'Vowel inherent spectral change' (Eds Morrison & Assman). </= div> <div><br> </div> <div>You've probably heard it before, but be careful - studies in vowel per= ception are not for the feint-hearted.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>All the best</div> <div>Dvaid</div> <div><br> </div> <div><span style=3D"color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica= , Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br> </span></div> <div><span style=3D"color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica= , Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br> </span></div> <div><span style=3D"color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica= , Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thyer NJ; Hickson LM; Dodd BJ (2000) The Perceptual Ma= gnet Effect in Australian English Vowels. </span><i style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; ou= tline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rg= b(255, 255, 255); word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-famil= y: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Perception & Psychophysics</i><span style=3D"color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-family:= Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;= background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><b style=3D"margin: 0= px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-alig= n: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); word-wrap: break-word; c= olor: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; = line-height: 18px;">61</b><span style=3D"color: rgb(61, 64, 65); font-famil= y: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18p= x; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (1).</span></div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">David Morris</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">Postdoc</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistic= s</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">University of Copenhagen</span><span style= =3D"font-size: 9pt;"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">Njalsgade 120</span><span style=3D"font-siz= e: 9pt;"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;">2300 K=F8benhavn S</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><a href=3D"http://inss.ku.dk/ansatte/beskri= velse/?id=3D398661" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: purple;">http://inss.= ku.dk/ansatte/beskrivelse/?id=3D398661</a></span></p> </div> <div> <div style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000; font-size: 16px= "> <hr tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRpF721411" style=3D"direction: ltr;"><font face=3D"Tahoma" si= ze=3D"2" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Per= ception [AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx on behalf of David Klein [kleinsound@xxxxxxxx= OO.COM]<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 15, 2014 6:59 AM<br> <b>To:</b> AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br> <b>Subject:</b> Wrod Ilntilitgelibiy wtih Pnoheme Cufisonon<br> </font><br> </div> <div></div> <div> <div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue,= Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size:10pt"> <div id=3D"yiv5805419883"> <div> <div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue,= Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size:10pt"> <div id=3D"yiv5805419883yui_3_16_0_1_1408076918952_12177">Hi All,<br> <br> I am seeking references on the subject of human speech intelligibility as a= function of individual phoneme distortions. I can't seem to find what I'm = looking for. Can anybody help point me in the right direction?<br> <br> I'd specifically like to know how word intelligibility holds up when distor= tions of a particular phoneme class would cause members of that class to be= highly confusable when presented in isolation.<br> <br> More generally, I wonder how well humans can do when consonants are relativ= ely clear but vowels are highly ambiguous.<br> <br> I suppose two ways this might have been studied would have been using, on t= he one hand, noise or channel distortions specifically targeted to distorti= ng certain phoneme classes; or, on the other hand, manipulating the signal = by switching certain phonemes to other perceptually nearby phonemes.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> Dvaid ;)<br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_224081E47685C14EBD0BDEBCE541E13D2ED46CCCexmbx1hum2005hu_--