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Explains and discusses how human speakers and listeners process speech and language. Focuses on those elements of current research which have the most bearing on future developments in the production of truly natural-sounding speech and the reliable recognition of continuous speech. Presents a concise and clear introduction to this increasingly complex and interdisciplinary field.

Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:

Fundamentals of Phonetic Science (E. Keller).

Prosodic Aspects of Speech (S. Werner & E. Keller).

Pauses and the Temporal Structure of Speech (B. Zellner).

STATE OF THE ART (E. Keller & J. Caelen).

Text-to-Speech Synthesis: An Introduction and a Case Study (B.Pfister & C. Traber).

Formant Synthesis (T. Styger & E. Keller).

CHALLENGES (E. Keller & J. Caelen).

The Prediction of Vowel Systems: Perceptual Contrast and Stability(L.-J.

Boe, et al.).

Semantic and Pragmatic Prediction of Prosodic Structures (G.Caelen-Haumont).

Multimodal Human-Computer Interface (J. Caelen).

Index.

Fundamentals of Speech Synthesis and Speech

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 20 September 1994
      ISBN-13 9780471944492
      978-0471944492
      ISBN-10 0471944491
      Also in:
      Electronics and communications engineering

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explains and discusses how human speakers and listeners process speech and language. Focuses on those elements of current research which have the most bearing on future developments in the production of truly natural-sounding speech and the reliable recognition of continuous speech. Presents a concise and clear introduction to this increasingly complex and interdisciplinary field.

      Table of Contents
      Partial table of contents:

      Fundamentals of Phonetic Science (E. Keller).

      Prosodic Aspects of Speech (S. Werner & E. Keller).

      Pauses and the Temporal Structure of Speech (B. Zellner).

      STATE OF THE ART (E. Keller & J. Caelen).

      Text-to-Speech Synthesis: An Introduction and a Case Study (B.Pfister & C. Traber).

      Formant Synthesis (T. Styger & E. Keller).

      CHALLENGES (E. Keller & J. Caelen).

      The Prediction of Vowel Systems: Perceptual Contrast and Stability(L.-J.

      Boe, et al.).

      Semantic and Pragmatic Prediction of Prosodic Structures (G.Caelen-Haumont).

      Multimodal Human-Computer Interface (J. Caelen).

      Index.

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