ArticleThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2021
Face masks and speaking style affect audio-visual word recognition and memory of native and non-native speech.
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- Where on the face do we look during phonemic restoration: An eye-tracking study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- The perception of intonational and emotional speech prosody produced with and without a face mask: an exploratory individual differences study.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- Health sciences students' perception of the communicative impacts of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic at a South African University.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Article
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- Effects of Face Masks on Physiological Parameters and Voice Production during Cycling Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Mask wearing in Japanese and French nursery schools: The perceived impact of masks on communication.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effect of face masks on speech perception in noise of individuals with hearing aids.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Virus (COVID-19) Preventative Measures on Communication: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Influence of Face Masks on Verbal Communication in Persian in the Presence of Background Noise in Healthcare Staff.Acoustics Australia · 2022Article
- Semantic Cues Modulate Children's and Adults' Processing of Audio-Visual Face Mask Speech.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Face Masks Impact Auditory and Audiovisual Consonant Recognition in Children With and Without Hearing Loss.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- TeleHealth or TeleWealth? Equity challenges for the future of cystic fibrosis care (Commentary).Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
Though necessary, protective mask wearing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic presents communication challenges. The present study examines how signal degradation and loss of visual information due to masks affects intelligibility and memory for native and non-native speech. We also test whether clear speech can alleviate perceptual difficulty for masked speech. One native and one non-native speaker of English recorded video clips in conversational speech without a mask and conversational and clear speech with a mask. Native English listeners watched video clips presented in quiet or mixed with competing speech. The results showed that word recognition and recall of speech produced with a mask can be as accurate as without a mask in optimal listening conditions. Masks affected non-native speech processing at easier noise levels than native speech. Clear speech with a mask significantly improved accuracy in all listening conditions. Speaking clearly, reducing noise, and using surgical masks as well as good signal amplification can help compensate for the loss of intelligibility due to background noise, lack of visual cues, physical distancing, or non-native speech. The findings have implications for communication in classrooms and hospitals where listeners interact with teachers and healthcare providers, oftentimes non-native speakers, through their protective barriers.
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