We investigate the effect of accent on comprehension of English for speakers of English as a second language in southern India. Subjects were exposed to real and TTS voices with US and several Indian accents, and were tested for intelligibility and comprehension. Performance trends indicate a measurable advantage for familiar accents, and are broken down by various demographic factors.
Cite as: Weber, F., Bali, K. (2009) Real voice and TTS accent effects on intelligibility and comprehension for indian speakers of English as a second language. Proc. Interspeech 2009, 532-535, doi: 10.21437/Interspeech.2009-193
@inproceedings{weber09_interspeech,
author={Frederick Weber and Kalika Bali},
title={{Real voice and TTS accent effects on intelligibility and comprehension for indian speakers of English as a second language}},
year=2009,
booktitle={Proc. Interspeech 2009},
pages={532--535},
doi={10.21437/Interspeech.2009-193}
}