Speech and Language Technology for Language Disorders: 2 (Speech Technology and Text Mining in Medicine and Health Care, 2) - Hardcover

Beals

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1614517584 ISBN 13: 9781614517580

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2015

Synopsis

This book draws on the recent remarkable advances in speech and language processing: advances that have moved speech technology beyond basic applications such as medical dictation and telephone self-service to increasingly sophisticated and clinically significant applications aimed at complex speech and language disorders. The book provides an introduction to the basic elements of speech and natural language processing technology, and illustrates their clinical potential by reviewing speech technology software currently in use for disorders such as autism and aphasia. The discussion is informed by the authors' own experiences in developing and investigating speech technology applications for these populations. Topics include detailed examples of speech and language technologies in both remediative and assistive applications, overviews of a number of current applications, and a checklist of criteria for selecting the most appropriate applications for particular user needs. This book will be of benefit to four audiences: application developers who are looking to apply these technologies; clinicians who are looking for software that may be of value to their clients; students of speech-language pathology and application development; and finally, people with speech and language disorders and their friends and family members.

About this title

About the Author

Katharine Beals; Deborah Dahl; Ruth B. Fink, Marcia C. Linebarger.

Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614517584
• ISBN 13: 9781614517580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 226