INTERACTIVE TRAINING IN CUED SPEECH ON CD-ROM

描述：建议开发用于学习线索的交互软件 语言，一种与聋人交流的方法，它是对 使用手动提示系统进行唇读。这些线索，是在 结合正常的语音产生，都是为了消除歧义 视觉上容易混淆的嘴唇形状。最终产品是一个CD-ROM，用于 个人计算机，将向用户提供关于 使用高质量的视频记录来产生和接收提示语音 经验丰富的库尔斯人。本课程将包含一种实践模式，它提供 即席查看提示的话语，以及测试模式，该模式可对回答和 向用户提供有关接收提示语音的反馈。除了……之外 自我培训，该光盘可供临床医生和教师一对一使用 或者是集体课。第一阶段的工作将产生样本互动课程， 将通过测试培训进行评估。完整课程的提纲将 也将在第一阶段起草。 建议的商业应用： 潜在的美国市场总规模为数百万(聋人的家人和同伙)； 由于提示语的使用有限，预计年销量将达到数百台。

DESCRIPTION: Work is proposed to develop interactive software for learning Cued Speech, a method for communicating with deaf persons that supplements lipreading with a system of manual cues. These cues, which are made in conjunction with the normal production of speech, are designed to disambiguate visually-confusable lip shapes. The eventual product, a CD-ROM for use on personal computers, will provide the user with instruction in both the production and reception of Cued Speech using high-quality video recordings of experienced cuers. The course will incorporate a practice mode, which provides ad lib viewing of cued utterances, and a test mode, which scores responses and provides feedback to the user on reception of Cued Speech. In addition to self-training, the CD-ROM can be used by clinicians and teachers for one-on-one or group lessons. Work in Phase I will lead to sample interactive lessons that will be evaluated with test training. The outline of the complete course will also be drafted in Phase I. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Total potential US market is several million (family and associates of deaf persons); annual sales of a few hundred units are expected due to limited use of Cued Speech.