The effect of source location, posture and language on speech intelligibility in Goan churches

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Menino A. S. M. P. Tavares (Author) FEUP; S. Rajagopalan (Author) FEUP; Satish J. Sharma (Author) FEUP; António P. O. de Carvalho (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of the Building Acoustics

Vol. 16 No. 3

Pages: 283-297

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

INSPEC

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-CQJ

DOI: 10.1260/135101009789877013

Abstract (EN): The results presented here are based on field measurements done in six Catholic churches (Goa, India). Rapid Speech Transmission Index (RASTI) and Subjective Speech Intelligibility (SSI) measurements were done in four different seating zones of a church for three speech source locations (altar, pulpit, high altar), two languages (English, Konkani) and two postures (standing, sitting). The effects of language and postures were not significant. The altar location and the sanctuary of the church were preferable for speech intelligibility. Although the altar location showed better averages than the other speech source locations, the best predictive relationship between RASTI and SSI was the exponential growth of RASTI for the high altar source location with SSI for the English language.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 17