ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGIBILITY ACROSS SPEECH TASKS IN SPEAKERS DYSARTHRIA.
- Rohini Chand Mall.
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Reduced speech intelligibility is one of the most common characteristic of dysarthria which can primarily impair speakers communication and hence quality of life . The present study aimed to analyze effect of speech tasks on intelligibility of speakers with dysarthria. with Parkinson?s Disease (DYSPD) within the age range of 50 to 70 years of varying severities; Speech Tasks which vary in complexity was given and analyzed the intelligibiluity across various tasks The present study concludes that speech intelligibility is reduced in individuals with dysarthria and it varies across the range of speech production tasks. Therefore, stimulus type can significantly affect the speech intelligibility of speakers with dysarthria. In the current study only four tasks were used, so future research can measure speech intelligibility of speakers with dysarthria using continuous and complex stimuli such as narration and conversation. No one measurement method alone is capable analyzing different aspect of intelligibility so objective and subjective methods of intelligibility measurements can be used.
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