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Automated assessment and treatment of speech rate and intonation in dysarthria Host Publication: 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare Authors: H. Martens, T. Dekens, L. Latacz, G. Van Nuffelen, W. Verhelst and M. De Bodt Publisher: IEEE Publication Date: May. 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4799-0296-5
Abstract: Prosody assessment and treatment in dysarthria is clinically relevant, since prosodic impairment can have a negative impact on speech intelligibility and thus on participation in daily life conversation. We propose a speech-technology based software tool that provides automated numerical and visual feedback on two important aspects of prosody: speech rate and intonation. The tool includes speech rate and intonation algorithms, both specifically developed for the analysis of Dutch dysarthric speech. The tool enables speech-language pathologists to obtain objective measures of these prosodic aspects in a standardized and fast way, and enables dysarthric speakers to practise their prosodic skills intensively without the presence of a speech-language pathologist being required. External Link.
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