The present study examined the relationship between changes in comprehensibility and
changes in intelligibility over time, for an individual with dysarthria. Intelligibility has been the …

For many years, the primary focus of assessment and intervention in the field of dysarthria
rehabilitation has been the speech output of the affected speaker, as measured by …

This study is the second in a two-part series examining the effects of linguistic variables on
listener processing of dysarthric speech. The first study (see KC Hustad & DR Beukelman …

This paper describes the concept of comprehensibility and how it is an important construct in
the assessment and treatment of dysarthric speech. Intelligibility and comprehensibility are …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of a measure of communication
efficacy, one that explicitly encompasses features of both speech and language. Toward this …

Clinical measures of speech intelligibility are widely used as one means of characterizing
the speech of individuals with dysarthria. Many variables associated with both the speaker …

Purpose This study examined the relationship between listener comprehension and
intelligibility scores for speakers with mild, moderate, severe, and profound dysarthria …

Background Intelligibility and comprehensibility in speech disorders can be assessed both
perceptually and instrumentally, but a lack of consensus exists regarding the terminology …

Comprehensibility has emerged as a useful and intuitive means of globally evaluating
second language (L2) speakers in many research and instructional contexts. In most cases …

Many speakers with dysarthria have reduced intelligibility [,] and improving intelligibility is
often a primary intervention objective. Consequently, measurement of intelligibility provides …