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Speech understanding systems : Final report of a study group

Abstract: This report provides an evaluation of the state of the art and a program for research towards the development of speech understanding systems. To assess the possibility of such systems four specific tasks were considered and evaluated. Problem areas are identified and discussed leading to the conclusions on the technical aspects of the study. A possible program for research and development is presented.

The Parts of Speech

Abstract: Mr. Scheck / Fulp Hall 101 / 646-1323 / ascheck@tctc.edu 1 THE PARTS OF SPEECH Verbs A verb expresses action or a state of being. Action verbs are obvious: hit, slam, kiss, dance, write. But not all verbs show action. Some tell what something is, feels, or looks like. This kind of verb is called a linking verb. The horse jumped The horse . (Action verb.) kicked The horse me. (Action verb.) looks That horse sick. (Linking verb.) is Helping verbs add information to main verbs. Generally, they tell when something happened, that it will happen, or that it might happen. a mare. (Linking verb.)

Synthetic Facial Communication

Abstract: Spectrographic analysis though a useful tool for research has not provided a basis for 'visible speech' as originally hoped. On the other hand lip reading provides a successful mode of visible speech at least for some people. Consideration of models for speech perception suggests that the ear brain transforms the acoustic signal into a representation of articulator motion prior to perception as speech and that this representation may be supplemented by information provided by lip reading. An experiment has been conducted in which the measure of the formant frequencies F-j and F2 from a Speech Analyser is represented in the height and width respectively of a loop simulating a mouth. In addition |s| and |f| are represented by simulated teeth and mouth shape respectively.Preliminary tests suggest that a lip reader can quickly learn to recognise a small vocabulary presented in this way. It is hoped that opportunity will arise for more extensive testing as a method for communication or as a feedback device for...