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RI Core: Medium: Structured variability in vocal tract articulation dynamics in speech

Abstract

Humans produce and use speech to communicate and interact with one another, to convey their thoughts and to their express emotions, in a vast variety of ways. The production of the rich sounds of speech by an individual involves intricate movement and coordination of the vocal organs, such as the tongue and jaw, in a manner that is flexible and adaptive to the context of the interaction. Yet, the details of how this flexibility is achieved are not known completely. Speech production can also be affected by a variety of personal circumstances including illness and disorder. The project will create a scientific foundation for understanding how human speech varies across time, both within and across interpersonal interactions––over hours, days, weeks, months and years––by directly observing and modeling articulation during speech. Such knowledge is fundamental to both advancing speech science and to the design …

Date
2023
Authors
Shrikanth S Narayanan
Journal
NSF Award Number 2311676. Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Volume
23
Issue
2311676
Pages
11676