
Prosody Applications in Speech Technology and Science
Explore the various applications of prosody in speech recognition, speech synthesis, speaker identification, emotion recognition, and more. Understand how knowledge of prosody can enhance data selection, feature design, and model development in speech technology. Delve into the intersection of prosody, speech science, and modern speech technology advancements.
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Prosody Lecture 3: Applications Overview Nigel G. Ward, University of Texas at El Paso Gina-Anne Levow, University of Washington Tutorial presented at ACL 2021
Prosody Applications speech recognition , . ? speech synthesis speaker identification Icons from Wikimedia Commons
speech recognition emotion recognition speech synthesis speaker identification dialog Icons from Wikimedia Commons
Prosody Applications Speech recognition, punctuation Speech synthesis Identifying people, as individuals, or as group members Detecting their current states: emotion, sentiment Dialog systems Information retrieval, summarization, filtering Assessment, tutoring, and coaching
Speech Technology Speech Science
Opinions Modern speech technology = applying big data and deep learning so knowledge of prosody has little value. while this is sometimes true . Knowledge of prosody can help select or design data, features, and models, and can enable progress in low-resource situations
Speech Technology Speech Science
Contents Introduction 4: Pitch Production Production, Perception . . . Classic Ling. Prosody Technology 1 Para. & Prag. Functions Speech Synthesis and Dialog Perspectives
Prosody - Models, Methods, and Applications - Nigel G. Ward, University of Texas at El Paso Gina-Anne Levow, University of Washington Tutorial presented at ACL 2021