Phrase-level speech simulation with an airway modulation model of speech production.

ABSTRACT: Artificial talkers and speech synthesis systems have long been used as a means of understanding both speech production and speech perception. The development of an airway modulation model is described that simulates the time-varying changes of the glottis and vocal tract, as well as acoustic wave propagation, during speech production. The result is a type of artificial talker that can be used to study various aspects of how sound is generated by humans and how that sound is perceived by a listener. The primary components of the model are introduced and simulation of words and phrases are demonstrated.

SUBMITTER: Story BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3596841 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature