Title :
A modified on-off model for conversational speech with short silence gaps
Author :
Stern, Harold P. ; Wong, Kin Kwok
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Abstract :
Modifications to P.T. Brady´s (1969) six-state model for the on-off patterns in conversational speech are proposed in order to incorporate short speaking pauses while preserving the characteristics of longer silent gaps (long speaking pauses and listening pauses) and also preserving the dynamics of the interaction between speaking parties. The modifications are based on data concerning the characteristics of short speaking pauses and long speaking pauses in monologue speech, which are shown to be consistent with the data on long speaking pauses and uninterrupted talkspurt lengths in Brady´s original six-state model
Keywords :
speech processing; conversational speech; interaction between speaking parties; listening pauses; modified on-off model; monologue speech; short silence gaps; six-state model; speaking pauses; uninterrupted talkspurt lengths; Communication cables; Interpolation; Probability distribution; Satellites; Speech analysis; Statistical analysis; Telephony; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1993. Proceedings SSST '93., Twenty-Fifth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tuscaloosa, AL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3560-6
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1993.522847
