Open AccessJournal Article10.1007/S10209-009-0161-4

Developing multimedia interfaces for speech therapy

- 01 Jun 2010

- Universal Access in The Information Soci...

- Vol. 9, Iss: 2, pp 153-167

TL;DR: Using multimedia to design and develop an assistive device to help disabled children with speech impairments in mainstream education and the appropriate methodology for developing such an interface was investigated.

Abstract: Multimedia has been used creatively to entertain and educate, and can also be used for therapeutic and medical purposes. This paper addressed this issue by incorporating multimedia to design and develop an assistive device to help disabled children with speech impairments in mainstream education. The appropriate methodology for developing such an interface was investigated. Relevant multimedia, psychology, social and educational theories were taken into account. Based on this literature review, interfaces to enhance pronunciation were designed, developed and tested.

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TL;DR: In this article, a new section on stylistic variation in Received Pronunciation (RP) has been added and there is clarification of various rules concerning connected-speech processes, which has made it a standard reference text on the pronunciation of British English.

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