Judgments of linguistic acceptability constitute an important source of evidence for
theoretical and applied linguistics, but are typically elicited and represented in ways which …

This article explores form/meaning relationships, focussing on the use learners make of their
internal L2 linguistic resources as a function of focus on meaning. Native speakers ofEnglish …

The technical production of this handbook has been a joint effort by several groups involving
a large number of people, and the success of the coordination process in itself is by no …

Natural fast speech differs from normal-rate speech with respect to its temporal pattern.
Previous results showed that word intelligibility of heavily artificially time-compressed …

Die Wiedergabe von Gebrauchsnamen, Handelsnamen, Warenbezeichnungen usw. in
diesem Buch berechtigt auch ohne besondere Kennzeichnung nicht zu der Annahme, dass …

This paper illustrates the importance of various cognitive factors involved in perceiving and
comprehending synthetic speech. It includes findings drawn from the relative psychological …

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether subjective judgments of clarity or
intelligibility would be rated equally among conditions in which speech was equated for …

Since intelligibility of synthetic speech is no longer the main criterion on which to base
quality judgements, reliable methods for prosody evaluation become more important. We …

A classification of different methods used for the assessment of TTS (Text-To-Speech)
systems, according to the demands placed on the listener, is proposed and discussed. The …

This chapter discusses the evaluation of speech synthesis. It does not attempt to present an
overview of all the techniques that may be used, or to cover the full history of previous …