Those linguistic and extra-linguistic factors which appear to be promising candidates for inclusion in a model of auditory workload are discussed. In particular, a method for measuring redundancy in a message set is suggested. Data is reported showing a highly significant correlation between measured redundancy and task performance. Future research directions are proposed.
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