Voice Quality Impacts Listeners’ Perception And Intelligibility Of English

Abstract

The goal of this study is to see if there's a link between phonetic aspects of connected speech and listener response. It also clarifies listeners' comments on the speakers' voice quality and intelligibility to them. The listener's top and bottom picks for best and worst speakers are compared to the speaker's related speech and other phonetic properties. On the voice quality parameter, the first three characteristics were evaluated on a three-point scale: 'P' for 'Pleasant,"U' for 'Unpleasant,' and 'W' for 'Worst.' To determine the ranking order, each parameter's coded elements were assigned a fixed numerical value such as 3, 2, or 1. Following that, the 'Best' speaker, 'Worst' speaker, and Teaching Model ratings were calculated (T.M). Listeners' suggestions for the greatest and worst speakers were recorded. Different sorts of figures were employed to illustrate the findings for clarity.