A stochastic model for the speech sonority

investigating the feasibility of a proposed model for geometric design of deployable arch structures

deployable scissor type structures are composed of the so-called scissor-like elements (sles), which are connected to each other at an intermediate point through a pivotal connection and allow them to be folded into a compact bundle for storage or transport. several sles are connected to each other in order to form units with regular polygonal plan views. the sides and radii of the polygons are...

Sonority Measure for Automatic Speech Recognition

In this paper, the use of sonority measure as an acoustic feature of the speech signal for continuous automatic speech recognition is described. The representation of sonority extent of sounds is made with a help of spectrum derivation. Therefore, a novel articulatory motivated acoustic feature expressing the sonority is named spectrum derivative feature. The new feature is tested in combinatio...

developing a pattern based on speech acts and language functions for developing materials for the course “ the study of islamic texts translation”

هدف پژوهش حاضر ارائه ی الگویی بر اساس کنش گفتار و کارکرد زبان برای تدوین مطالب درس "بررسی آثار ترجمه شده ی اسلامی" می باشد. در الگوی جدید، جهت تدوین مطالب بهتر و جذاب تر، بر خلاف کتاب-های موجود، از مدل های سطوح گفتارِ آستین (1962)، گروه بندی عملکردهای گفتارِ سرل (1976) و کارکرد زبانیِ هالیدی (1978) بهره جسته شده است. برای این منظور، 57 آیه ی شریفه، به صورت تصادفی از بخش-های مختلف قرآن انتخاب گردید...

Sonority Contours in Speech Recognition

for their invaluable input into this paper. All errors are my own. The sonority scale that ranks phonemes according to relative " loudness " has long played a significant role in the fields of Phonology and Historical Linguistics, yet it is conspicuously absent from the speech recognition literature. In this preliminary study using the Hoosier Mental Lexicon, it was found that approximately hal...

A Stochastic Optimization Model for Groundwater Management