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Quantifying the relation between speech quality and speech intelligibility

J E Preminger1, D J Van Tasell

  • 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
|June 1, 1995
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This study explored speech quality and intelligibility. When intelligibility varied, quality dimensions like loudness and effort were indistinguishable, but when held constant, dimensions became unique.

Area of Science:

  • Speech processing
  • Auditory perception
  • Acoustic phonetics

Background:

  • Speech quality and intelligibility are crucial for effective communication.
  • Understanding the relationship between subjective speech quality dimensions and objective intelligibility is essential for speech technology development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between various speech quality dimensions and overall speech intelligibility.
  • To determine how different listening conditions affect the perception and differentiation of speech quality attributes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized continuous discourse and a category rating procedure for speech quality assessment.
  • Evaluated dimensions including intelligibility, pleasantness, loudness, effort, and total impression.
  • Employed listeners with normal hearing across conditions with varying and constant intelligibility levels.

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Main Results:

  • When intelligibility varied, high intersubject reliability was observed, and intelligibility, effort, and loudness were perceived as similar.
  • When intelligibility was constant (near 100%), intersubject reliability decreased, and dimensions were rated uniquely by listeners.
  • No single speech quality dimension consistently correlated with total impression when intelligibility was held constant.

Conclusions:

  • The perception of speech quality dimensions is context-dependent, influenced by the variability of speech intelligibility.
  • Distinguishing between specific speech quality attributes like loudness and effort becomes challenging when intelligibility is the primary varying factor.
  • Further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex interplay between subjective quality and objective intelligibility in diverse acoustic environments.