3aSC20 . Sentence Comprehension When

FormantTransitions Are Present Or Absent By

Normal-hearing And Hearing-impaired Listeners.   

Jaehee Lee * & Diane Kewley-Port ** Department of Speech & Hearing

Sciences, Indiana University

Original sentence: If she moved gracefully, she was clumsy at it

Sentence 1546. In the pity for them his loneliness was gone.

Previous condition: Full and VIN (Vowels-in)

FULL

VIN

Previous condition: Full and CIN (Consonants-in)

FULL

CIN

Sentence 601. But that explanation is only partly true

Sentence 601. But that explanation is only partly true

2 conditions: Steady-state (SSVC) and Transition in vowels and consonants (TRVC)

FULL

TRVC

SSVC

2 conditions: Onset Transition (ONTR) and Offset Transition (OFFTR)

Sentence 601. But that explanation is only partly true

FULL

ONTR

OFFTR

Sentence 1546. In the pity for them his loneliness was gone.

2 conditions: Steady-state (SSVC) and Transition in vowels and consonants (TRVC)

SSVC

TRVC

FULL

Sentence 1546. In the pity for them his loneliness was gone.

2 conditions: Onset Transition (ONTR) and Offset Transition (OFFTR)

ONTR

OFFTR

FULL