Title :
The use of duration similarity templates in speech rhythm training
Author :
Jo, Chul-Ho ; Kawahara, Tatsuya ; Doshita, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Kyoto Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We present a novel method of speech rhythm training for a mora-timed language. Previous works were mainly concerned with a case-by-case training. In this work we devise “duration templates” describing a set of words with similar speech rhythm and then apply them to training speech rhythms of learners. Especially, in this system each mora is measured by the ratio of its duration to the whole duration of a word, not by absolute millisecond measurement
Keywords :
computer based training; natural languages; speech processing; Japanese; computer-assisted language learning systems; duration similarity templates; mora-timed language; similar speech rhythm; speech processing; speech rhythm training; Databases; Feedback; Hidden Markov models; Loudspeakers; Measurement standards; Mel frequency cepstral coefficient; Natural languages; Rhythm; Speech analysis; Speech processing;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 99. Proceedings of the IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Cheju Island
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5739-6
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1999.818371
