Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Effect of Speaking Rate and Sentence Context on Comprehension and Recognition Memory of Degraded Speech
Purpose: Variability in speaking rate and sentence context affects the cognitive processing of speech. Individuals relying on a degraded speech signal may be particularly susceptible to these effects. In this study, we examine how artificial alterations to speaking rates and sentence context affect sentence comprehension and recognition memory for cochlear implant (CI) users and normal-hearing (NH) adults presented with spectrally degraded speech. Method: Thirty-seven adult CI users and 71 NH adults participated in …