synthetic speech

6.78  synthetic speech. Sentences which are purposely and systematically diverted from standard rules of grammar and syntax to decrease the ability to use contextual cues. Any speech sound (phoneme) that is generated by a...

summation tone

6.77  summation tone. Combination tone with a frequency equal to the sum of the frequencies of two primary tones or of their harmonics. See...

speech transmission index

6.76  speech transmission index. Physical method for measuring the quality of speech-transmission channels accounting for nonlinear distortions as well as distortions of time. Abbreviation, STI. Annotation 1      See IEC...

speech recognition

6.75  speech recognition. Process by which a listener assigns a speech signal to one of the internal standards acquired in the process of learning. Annotation         Speech recognition takes place in open-response-set...

speech perception

6.74  speech perception. Psychological process that relates a sensation caused by a spoken message to a listener’s knowledge of speech and language. Annotation         Speech perception may occur at several...