Date of Award
2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Program
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Supervisor
Dr. Philip Doyle
Abstract
This investigation explored the potential correlation between auditory-perceptual judgments of listener comfort and scaled perceptual ratings of masculinity/femininity for laryngectomized women who use tracheoesophageal (TE) speech. Using a paired comparison paradigm, naïve listeners were asked to make a forced-choice, binary decision based on “listener comfort” for each speaker. Perceptions of masculinity/femininity were evaluated using a visual analog scale. Correlational analysis was used to measure the extent of the relationship between the two judgments. The results indicated a weak, non-significant positive correlation between the two perceptual judgments. Although no predictable relationship between the two judgments was found, the results demonstrated the overall variability in perceptions of female TE speech
Recommended Citation
Newell, Courtney Judith Suzanne, "GENDER PERCEPTION FOR TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL SPEECH: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF PAIRED COMPARISON AND VISUAL ANALOG SCALING PARADIGMS" (2007). Digitized Theses. 5137.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/5137