Computer simulation of spontaneous speech

Bengt Sigurd

Computer simulation of spontaneous speech

Bengt Sigurd

General Linguistics

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Abstract

This paper pinpoints some of the problems faced when a computer text production model (COMMENTATOR) is to produce spontaneous speech, in particular the problem of chunking the utterances in order to get natural prosodic units. The paper proposes a buffer model which allows the accumulation and delay of phonetic material until a chunk of the desired size has been built up. Several phonetic studies have suggested a similar temporary storage in order to explain intonation slopes, rythmical patterns, speech errors and speech disorders. Small-scale simulations of the whole verbalization process from perception and thought to sounds, hesitation behaviour, pausing, speech errors, sound changes and speech disorders are presented.

Original language	Swedish
Title of host publication	10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of Coling84: 2-6 July 1984, Stanford University, California.
Publisher	Association for Computational Linguistics
Pages	79-83
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 1984
Event	10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics - Stanford University, United States Duration: 1984 Jul 2 → 1984 Jul 6 Conference number: 10 https://aclanthology.org/P84-1000/

Publication series

Name	Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Publisher	Association for Computational Linguistics
Volume	22
ISSN (Print)	0736-587X

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Abbreviated title	Coling84
Country/Territory	United States
Period	1984/07/02 → 1984/07/06
Internet address	https://aclanthology.org/P84-1000/

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics

Access to Document

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Sigurd, B. (1984). Computer simulation of spontaneous speech. In 10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Proceedings of Coling84: 2-6 July 1984, Stanford University, California. (pp. 79-83). (Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics; Vol. 22). Association for Computational Linguistics. https://aclanthology.org/P84-1019.pdf

Sigurd, Bengt. / Computer simulation of spontaneous speech. 10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Proceedings of Coling84: 2-6 July 1984, Stanford University, California.. Association for Computational Linguistics, 1984. pp. 79-83 (Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics).

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Sigurd, B 1984, Computer simulation of spontaneous speech. in 10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Proceedings of Coling84: 2-6 July 1984, Stanford University, California.. Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, vol. 22, Association for Computational Linguistics, pp. 79-83, 10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, California, United States, 1984/07/02. <https://aclanthology.org/P84-1019.pdf>

Computer simulation of spontaneous speech. / Sigurd, Bengt.
10th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Proceedings of Coling84: 2-6 July 1984, Stanford University, California.. Association for Computational Linguistics, 1984. p. 79-83 (Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics; Vol. 22).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding

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