MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03033nam a22003378a 4500
001 2009035180
003 DLC
005 20090915143831.0
008 090824s2010 pau b 001 0 eng
035 $a(DNLM)101513799
010 $a 2009035180
020 $a9781615207251 (h/c)
040 $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHV1569.5$b.C676 2010
060 10 $aWL 340.2$bC7385 2010
082 00 $a681/.761$222
245 00 $aComputer synthesized speech technologies :$btools for aiding impairment /$cJohn Mullennix and Steven Stern, editors.
260 $aHershey, PA :$bMedical Information Science Reference,$cc2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. ;$ccm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOverview : important issues for researchers and practitioners using computer synthesized speech as an assistive aid / John W. Mullennix and Steven E. Stern -- From wood to bits to silicon chips : a history of developments in computer synthesized speech / Debbie Rowe -- Digital speech technology : an overview / H.S. Venkatagiri -- Humanizing vox artificialis : the role of speech synthesis in augmentative and alternative communication / D. Jeffery Higginbotham -- Advances in computer speech synthesis and implications for assistive technology / H. Timothy Bunnell, Chris Pennington -- Building personalized synthetic voices for individuals with dysarthria using the HTS toolkit / Sarah Creer ... [et al.] -- Speech technologies for augmented communication / Gérard Bailly ... [et al.] -- CSS and children : research results and future directions / Kathryn D.R. Drager, Joe Reichle.
505 0 $aUse of speech generating devices by individuals with aphasia : a meta-analysis / Rajinder Koul, Diana Petroi, Ralf Schlosser -- Are speech-generating devices viable AAC options for adults with intellectual disabilities? / Dean Sutherland ... [et al.] -- Synthetic speech perception in individuals with intellectual and communicative disabilities / Rajinder Koul and James Dembowski -- The use of synthetic speech in language teaching tools : review and a case study / Oscar Saz ... [et al.] -- Attitudes toward computer synthesized speech / John W. Mullennix and Steven E. Stern -- Stereotypes of people with physical disabilities and speech impairments as detected by partially structured attitude measures / Steven E. Stern ... [et al.] -- A tale of transitions : the challenges of integrating speech synthesis in aided communication / Martine Smith -- Tossed in the deep end : now what?! / Jeff Chaffee.
520 $a"This book provides practitioners and researchers with information that will allow them to better assist the speech disabled who wish to utilize computer synthesized speech (CSS) technology"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aVoice output communication aids.
650 12 $aSpeech Disorders$xrehabilitation.
650 22 $aCommunication Aids for Disabled.
650 22 $aSelf-Help Devices.
700 1 $aMullennix, John W.
700 1 $aStern, Steven,$d1966-