Table 1. Transcript of Spontaneous Speech Tokens.
The text of the spontaneous speech tokens used for visual analog scale testing are shown as well as the number of syllables in each token.
| Participant | EL Control | Text | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Typical | Once we went by there, we just breezed right through | 10 |
| EMG-EL 1 | They say it’s an amazing change, an amazing difference | 14 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | You've heard of tennis elbow, well now I've got research elbow. | 15 | |
| S2 | Typical | And, the only thing I get when I try to do esophageal speech is a bellyache. | 23 |
| EMG-EL 1 | The last one we just did did not seem as good as the first time we did that one. | 19 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | Well, I found it very interesting, sometimes a little frustrating. | 18 | |
| S4 | Typical | I'm probably the only person stupid enough to get lost on the greenline. | 20 |
| EMG-EL 1 | Now I'll tell you about the time I boarded the wrong plane and flew to the wrong city. | 12 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | I went to Maine this weekend. I went to Wellsby. | 21 | |
| S5 | Typical | I went down to MassGeneral and went into the old jail - really nice. | 15 |
| EMG-EL 1 | And I would be able to tell you more. | 9 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | It's very beautiful, really nice. | 10 | |
| S6 | Typical | For somebody like me that's not an option now. Am I right? | 15 |
| EMG-EL 1 | So it probably sounds a lot different to you than it does to me. | 17 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | Well, this is a pretty interesting test. | 11 | |
| S7 | Typical | I grew up in the Hotel Tourraine here in Boston. It's now the Towne & Country Apartments. | 20 |
| EMG-EL 1 | Yeah, I'm sure it will have a lot to do with my girlfriend. | 14 | |
| EMG-EL 2 | When I go up in the mountains for a couple of days, he's got my guns, he's got my food all packed, and I'm gone. | 27 |