Ebook: Speech Technology: Theory and Applications

In recent years, spoken language research has successfully developed several practical applications, as well as brought forward advanced novel topics to investigate further. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications collects interesting research and development results and provides an overview of selected challenges still to be resolved. The book is organized along two main themes: research on enabling technology and applications that exemplify the use of this technology. Each chapter is an independent review of a specific topic, covering research problems and possible solutions. The basic technology development covers areas such as automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis, spoken dialogue systems and dialogue modeling, expressive speech synthesis, emotions and affective computing, multimodal communication and animated agents. The applications include speech translation, in-car, space, and military applications as well as those for special user groups. Discussion of general evaluation methodologies is also included. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications should be a useful reference for researchers, engineers and students in the field of speech technology.

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In recent years, spoken language research has successfully developed several practical applications, as well as brought forward advanced novel topics to investigate further. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications collects interesting research and development results and provides an overview of selected challenges still to be resolved. The book is organized along two main themes: research on enabling technology and applications that exemplify the use of this technology. Each chapter is an independent review of a specific topic, covering research problems and possible solutions. The basic technology development covers areas such as automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis, spoken dialogue systems and dialogue modeling, expressive speech synthesis, emotions and affective computing, multimodal communication and animated agents. The applications include speech translation, in-car, space, and military applications as well as those for special user groups. Discussion of general evaluation methodologies is also included. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications should be a useful reference for researchers, engineers and students in the field of speech technology.

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In recent years, spoken language research has successfully developed several practical applications, as well as brought forward advanced novel topics to investigate further. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications collects interesting research and development results and provides an overview of selected challenges still to be resolved. The book is organized along two main themes: research on enabling technology and applications that exemplify the use of this technology. Each chapter is an independent review of a specific topic, covering research problems and possible solutions. The basic technology development covers areas such as automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis, spoken dialogue systems and dialogue modeling, expressive speech synthesis, emotions and affective computing, multimodal communication and animated agents. The applications include speech translation, in-car, space, and military applications as well as those for special user groups. Discussion of general evaluation methodologies is also included. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications should be a useful reference for researchers, engineers and students in the field of speech technology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
History and Development of Speech Recognition....Pages 1-18
Challenges in Speech Synthesis....Pages 19-32
Spoken Language Dialogue Models....Pages 33-60
The Industry of Spoken-Dialog Systems and the Third Generation of Interactive Applications....Pages 61-77
Deceptive Speech: Clues from Spoken Language....Pages 79-88
Cognitive Approaches to Spoken Language Technology....Pages 89-103
Expressive Speech Processing and Prosody Engineering: An Illustrated Essay on the Fragmented Nature of Real Interactive Speech....Pages 105-121
Interacting with Embodied Conversational Agents....Pages 123-149
Multimodal Information Processing for Affective Computing....Pages 151-166
Spoken Language Translation....Pages 167-193
Application of Speech Technology in Vehicles....Pages 195-219
Spoken Dialogue Application in Space: The Clarissa Procedure Browser....Pages 221-250
Military Applications: Human Factors Aspects of Speech-Based Systems....Pages 251-270
Accessibility and Design for All Solutions Through Speech Technology....Pages 271-299
Assessment and Evaluation of Speech-Based Interactive Systems: From Manual Annotation to Automatic Usability Evaluation....Pages 301-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-331

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In recent years, spoken language research has successfully developed several practical applications, as well as brought forward advanced novel topics to investigate further. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications collects interesting research and development results and provides an overview of selected challenges still to be resolved. The book is organized along two main themes: research on enabling technology and applications that exemplify the use of this technology. Each chapter is an independent review of a specific topic, covering research problems and possible solutions. The basic technology development covers areas such as automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis, spoken dialogue systems and dialogue modeling, expressive speech synthesis, emotions and affective computing, multimodal communication and animated agents. The applications include speech translation, in-car, space, and military applications as well as those for special user groups. Discussion of general evaluation methodologies is also included. Speech Technology: Theory and Applications should be a useful reference for researchers, engineers and students in the field of speech technology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
History and Development of Speech Recognition....Pages 1-18
Challenges in Speech Synthesis....Pages 19-32
Spoken Language Dialogue Models....Pages 33-60
The Industry of Spoken-Dialog Systems and the Third Generation of Interactive Applications....Pages 61-77
Deceptive Speech: Clues from Spoken Language....Pages 79-88
Cognitive Approaches to Spoken Language Technology....Pages 89-103
Expressive Speech Processing and Prosody Engineering: An Illustrated Essay on the Fragmented Nature of Real Interactive Speech....Pages 105-121
Interacting with Embodied Conversational Agents....Pages 123-149
Multimodal Information Processing for Affective Computing....Pages 151-166
Spoken Language Translation....Pages 167-193
Application of Speech Technology in Vehicles....Pages 195-219
Spoken Dialogue Application in Space: The Clarissa Procedure Browser....Pages 221-250
Military Applications: Human Factors Aspects of Speech-Based Systems....Pages 251-270
Accessibility and Design for All Solutions Through Speech Technology....Pages 271-299
Assessment and Evaluation of Speech-Based Interactive Systems: From Manual Annotation to Automatic Usability Evaluation....Pages 301-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-331
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