Ebook: Spoken Language Generation and Understanding: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Bonas, France, June 26 – July 7, 1979

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Spoken Language Generation and Understanding by Machine: A Problems and Applications Oriented Overview....Pages 3-38
Speech Understanding as a Psychological Process....Pages 39-67
What the Engineers would Like to Know from the Psychologists....Pages 69-75
Perceptual Studies of Speech Rhythm: Isochrony and Intonation....Pages 77-85
Estimation of Articulatory Motion from Speech Waves and its Application for Automatic Recognition....Pages 87-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Speech Signal Processing and Feature Extraction....Pages 103-128
Pattern Recognition Techniques for Speech Recognition....Pages 129-145
Automatic Mapping of Acoustic Features into Phonemic Labels....Pages 147-189
Automatic Phoneme Recognition in Continuous Speech: A Syntactic Approach....Pages 191-220
Syntactic Approach to Pattern Recognition....Pages 221-251
Phoneme Recognition Using a Cochlear Model....Pages 253-262
Pitch Determination of Speech Signals — A Survey....Pages 263-278
Speech Analysis Using Syntactic Methods and a Pitch Synchronous Formant Detector on the Direct Signal....Pages 279-292
Variability of Vowel Formant Frequency in Different Speech Styles....Pages 293-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
The Representation and Use of a Lexicon in Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding....Pages 311-335
Control of Syntax and Semantics in Continuous Speech Understanding....Pages 337-364
A Classification Method Based on Fuzzy Naming Relations Over Finite Languages....Pages 365-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Speech Synthesis from Text....Pages 383-396
An Over-View of Speech Synthesis....Pages 397-412
Speech Synthesis for an Unlimited Vocabulary, a Powerful Tool for Inquiry and Information Services....Pages 413-428
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Time — Domain Formant — Wave — Function Synthesis....Pages 429-441
A Programmable, Digital Speech Synthesiser....Pages 443-454
An Intelligent Speech Prosthesis with a Lexical Memory....Pages 455-467
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Industrial Applications of Speech Recognition....Pages 471-474
Some Points Concerning Speech Communication with Computers....Pages 475-484
Secure Speech Communication Over a CCITT-Speech Channel....Pages 485-495
Speech Compression/Recognition with Robust Features....Pages 497-504
A Real-Time System for Speech Recognition....Pages 505-515
Speech Training of Deaf Children Using the Sirene System: First Results and Conclusions....Pages 517-524
The KEAL Speech Understanding System....Pages 525-543
The Locust System....Pages 545-551
The MYRTILLE II Speech Understanding System....Pages 553-569
Back Matter....Pages 571-582

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Spoken Language Generation and Understanding by Machine: A Problems and Applications Oriented Overview....Pages 3-38
Speech Understanding as a Psychological Process....Pages 39-67
What the Engineers would Like to Know from the Psychologists....Pages 69-75
Perceptual Studies of Speech Rhythm: Isochrony and Intonation....Pages 77-85
Estimation of Articulatory Motion from Speech Waves and its Application for Automatic Recognition....Pages 87-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Speech Signal Processing and Feature Extraction....Pages 103-128
Pattern Recognition Techniques for Speech Recognition....Pages 129-145
Automatic Mapping of Acoustic Features into Phonemic Labels....Pages 147-189
Automatic Phoneme Recognition in Continuous Speech: A Syntactic Approach....Pages 191-220
Syntactic Approach to Pattern Recognition....Pages 221-251
Phoneme Recognition Using a Cochlear Model....Pages 253-262
Pitch Determination of Speech Signals — A Survey....Pages 263-278
Speech Analysis Using Syntactic Methods and a Pitch Synchronous Formant Detector on the Direct Signal....Pages 279-292
Variability of Vowel Formant Frequency in Different Speech Styles....Pages 293-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
The Representation and Use of a Lexicon in Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding....Pages 311-335
Control of Syntax and Semantics in Continuous Speech Understanding....Pages 337-364
A Classification Method Based on Fuzzy Naming Relations Over Finite Languages....Pages 365-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Speech Synthesis from Text....Pages 383-396
An Over-View of Speech Synthesis....Pages 397-412
Speech Synthesis for an Unlimited Vocabulary, a Powerful Tool for Inquiry and Information Services....Pages 413-428
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Time — Domain Formant — Wave — Function Synthesis....Pages 429-441
A Programmable, Digital Speech Synthesiser....Pages 443-454
An Intelligent Speech Prosthesis with a Lexical Memory....Pages 455-467
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Industrial Applications of Speech Recognition....Pages 471-474
Some Points Concerning Speech Communication with Computers....Pages 475-484
Secure Speech Communication Over a CCITT-Speech Channel....Pages 485-495
Speech Compression/Recognition with Robust Features....Pages 497-504
A Real-Time System for Speech Recognition....Pages 505-515
Speech Training of Deaf Children Using the Sirene System: First Results and Conclusions....Pages 517-524
The KEAL Speech Understanding System....Pages 525-543
The Locust System....Pages 545-551
The MYRTILLE II Speech Understanding System....Pages 553-569
Back Matter....Pages 571-582
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