Research Article
Automated assessment and treatment of speech rate and intonation in dysarthria
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252366, author={Heidi Martens and Tomas Dekens and Lukas Latacz and Gwen Van Nuffelen and Werner Verhelst and Marc De Bodt}, title={Automated assessment and treatment of speech rate and intonation in dysarthria}, proceedings={ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={REHAB}, year={2013}, month={5}, keywords={dysarthria speech rate intonation sentence modality automated assessment automated treatment}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252366} }- Heidi Martens
Tomas Dekens
Lukas Latacz
Gwen Van Nuffelen
Werner Verhelst
Marc De Bodt
Year: 2013
Automated assessment and treatment of speech rate and intonation in dysarthria
REHAB
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252366
Abstract
Prosody assessment and treatment in dysarthria is clinically relevant, since prosodic impairment can have a negative impact on speech intelligibility and thus on participation in daily life conversation. We propose a speech-technology based software tool that provides automated numerical and visual feedback on two important aspects of prosody: speech rate and intonation. The tool includes speech rate and intonation algorithms, both specifically developed for the analysis of Dutch dysarthric speech. The tool enables speech-language pathologists to obtain objective measures of these prosodic aspects in a standardized and fast way, and enables dysarthric speakers to practise their prosodic skills intensively without the presence of a speech-language pathologist being required.