Development of method for speech synthesis and automatic evaluation for stuttering treatment

在这项研究中，开发了一种新的基于家庭的计算机化程序，包括发音速度的视觉反馈，以帮助成年人口吃(AWS)放慢他们的发音速度。我们设计了三个实验来检验这一新程序的有效性：第一，在没有视觉反馈的情况下，当记录正常受试者在阅读短文时的语速时，受试者无法将他们的语速减慢到慢目标语速水平。在第二个实验中，将视觉反馈呈现给七个AW，参与者能够将他们的语音放慢到目标水平。即使在移除视觉反馈后，这种效果仍保持不变。在第三个实验中，四个AWS利用这个新程序在家中训练他们的语速(每天5分钟)。结果显示，经过一周的家庭治疗后，三名AWS能够将他们的语言速度减慢到目标水平

In this study, a new home-based computerized program that consists of visual feedback of articulation rate was developed to assist adults who stutter (AWS) to slow down their speaking rate. Three experiments were setup to examine the efficacy of this new program: First, when recording the normal subjects' speaking rate during passage reading with no visual feedback, participants were not able to slow down their speech to the slow target speech rate level. In second experiment where visual feedback was presented to seven AWS, participants were able to slow down their speech to the target level. This effect was maintained even after removing the visual feedback. In third experiment, four AWS utilized this new program to train their speech rate at their home (5 minutes per day). The results showed that three AWS were able to slow down their speech to the target level after 1-week home-based treatment