Most HMM-based TTS systems use a hard voiced/unvoiced classification to produce a discontinuous F0 signal which is used for the generation of the source-excitation. When a mixed ...
Javier Latorre, Mark J. F. Gales, Sabine Buchholz,...
The success of Skype has inspired a generation of peer-topeer-based solutions for satisfactory real-time multimedia services over the Internet. However, fundamental questions, suc...
In this paper we present a novel approach, called “Text to Pronunciation (TtP)”, for the proper normalization of Non-Standard Words (NSWs) in unrestricted texts. The methodolog...
Can the speakers of small languages, which may be remote, unwritten, and endangered, be trained to create an archival record of their oral literature, with only limited external su...
In the age of speech and voice recognition technologies, sign language recognition is an essential part of ensuring equal access for deaf people. To date, sign language recognition...