TY - BOOK ID - 78074048 TI - Speech and language technology for language disorders AU - Beals, Katharine, AU - Beals, Katharine PY - 2016 SN - 1614516456 1614519250 9781614516453 9781614519256 9781614517580 1614517584 PB - Boston, [Massachusetts] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter, DB - UniCat KW - Communicative disorders KW - Assistive computer technology. KW - Speech processing systems. KW - Communication devices for people with disabilities. KW - Augmentative communication devices KW - Communication aids for people with disabilities KW - Communication devices for the disabled KW - People with disabilities KW - Self-help devices for people with disabilities KW - Computational linguistics KW - Electronic systems KW - Information theory KW - Modulation theory KW - Oral communication KW - Speech KW - Telecommunication KW - Singing voice synthesizers KW - Accessible computing technology KW - Adaptive computing KW - Adaptive computing technology for people with disabilities KW - Assistive computing technology KW - Barrier-free computing technology KW - Computers and people with disabilities KW - Communication disorders (Medicine) KW - Disorders of communication KW - Nervous system KW - Patients KW - Rehabilitation. KW - Means of communication KW - Diseases KW - Language software, linguistic technology, language-impaired technology, autism-enabled software, aphasia-enabled software. KW - Speech processing. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78074048 AB - 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. ER -