In this paper we present AhoTransf, a tool that enables analysis, visualization, modification and synthesis of speech. AhoTransf integrates a speech signal analysis model with a graphical user interface to allow visualization and modification of the parameters of the model. The synthesis capability allows hearing the modified signal thus providing a quick way to understand the perceptual effect...

The Weather Report Synthesizer is a speech synthesis system for weather forecasts in Greek. Instead of trying to improve the synthesis quality of PSOLA based diphone concatenation speech synthesizers, we have chosen to use words as the synthesis units. This approach has the advantage of low complexity and quick implementation, while at the same time it achieves better speech quality due to the ...

Qualitative researchers can usually discern the difference between obedient speech and fearless, critical, or oppositional speech. Yet context in which acts are performed is necessarily uneven, such that same people who might speak freely one place often quick to engage another. Speech also depend on speaker's positionality, meaning some speakers may have privilege act as ‘truth-tellers’ freely...

In this paper, we propose a novel speech input interface function, called “Speech Repair” in which recognition errors can be easily corrected by selecting candidates. During the speech input, this function displays not only the typical speechrecognition result but also other competitive candidates. Each word in the result is separated by line segments and accompanied by other word candidates. A...

Previous studies have indicated that the diaphragm may contribute to the accomplishment of the quick and precise subglottal pressure changes required during singing. The present investigation compares data collected from simultaneously recorded EMG from breathing muscles and transdiaphragmatic pressure during singing as well as during nonsense and emphatic speech.

The current study tried to explore the effects of assessment types and learners’ gender on EFL performance in speech accuracy. To this end, 60 homogenous students out 90 from Rahe Farda Institute Bastak Hormozgan province were selected based Quick Oxford Placement Test. instruments an Test, peer self-assessment questionnaires adopted Patri Weir’s Analytic Speaking Criteria. results calculated u...