This paper reports a preliminary attempt on data-driven modeling of segmental (phoneme) duration for two Indian languages Hindi and Telugu. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) based data-driven duration modeling for segmental duration prediction is presented. A number of features are proposed and their usefulness and relative contribution in segmental duration prediction is assessed. Obje...

In this paper we describe the techniques and methodology developed for automatic labeling of segmental and prosodic information for the Mandarin speech database. There are two major procedures. First, the text is converted into the phonetic network of possible pronunciations, and this network is aligned with the speech data by recognition processes. Secondly, many acoustic prosodic features are...

Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is a presumably vasospastic disorder [1]. SAM commonly involves large to medium sized intraabdominal, cerebral and rarely coronary arteries. In 1943, Kernohan and Woltman described arteries with features of SAM in the posterior circulation of the brain for the first time [2]. The first case of SAM was presented in 1976 by Slavin and Gonzalez [3]. At first the...

We have carried out nanosecond fluorescence polarization studies of genetically engineered immunoglobulins to determine the structural features controlling their segmental flexibility. The proteins studied were hybrids of a relatively rigid isotype (mouse IgG1) and a relatively flexible one (mouse IgG2a). They have identical light chains and heavy chain variable regions and have the same combin...

“Segmental hidden Markov models” (SHMMs) are intended to overcome important speech-modelling limitations of the conventional-HMM approach by representing sequences (or segments) of features and incorporating the concept of trajectories to describe how features change over time. A novel feature of the approach presented in this paper is that extra-segmental variability between different examples...

Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the most common and non-specific patterns of glomerular injury encountered in human renal biopsies. The primary form can be considered when there is a nephrotic syndrome without other causes. The majority of authors agree that podocytes play a role in the development of segmental glomerulosclerosis. The lesion begins with cell hypertrophy,...

Language and Cognitive Processes Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713683153 Processing dependencies between segmental and suprasegmental features in Mandarin Chinese Yunxia Tong ab; Alexander L. Francis a; Jackson T. Gandour a a Department of Speech Language Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, ...

This paper proposes a framework of F0 contour generation and segmental duration modeling for application in a unit-selection speech synthesis system for Polish – BOSS. We describe the design of the F0 and duration modeling modules and emphasize the role of prosodic features (related to stress, pitch accent and phrase) in these two tasks.

The study provides a description of the phonological features projected in Manobo, which is spoken Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, as an effort to monitor status and vitality language. In eliciting segmental suprasegmental features, respondents translated questionnaire, pre-determined word list Cebuano vocabularies sentences, it was documented through audio-recording. transcribed words were...