Search for dissertations about: "child-directed speech"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words child-directed speech.

2. 1. Articulation Rate and Surprisal in Swedish Child-Directed Speech

   Author : Johan Sjons; Mats Wirén; Robert Östling; Iris-Corinna Schwarz; Francisco Lacerda; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; articulation rate; information-theoretic surprisal; child-directed speech; final lengthening; spontaneous; longitudinal;

   Abstract : Child-directed speech (CDS) differs from adult-directed speech (ADS) in several respects whose possible facilitating effects for language acquisition are still being studied. One such difference concerns articulation rate --- the number of linguistic units by the number of time units, excluding pauses --- which has been shown to be generally lower than in ADS. READ MORE

4. 2. Mining Speech Sounds : Machine Learning Methods for Automatic Speech Recognition and Analysis

   Author : Giampiero Salvi; Björn Granström; Torbjørn Svendsen; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; speech; machine learning; data mining; signal processing; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis collects studies on machine learning methods applied to speech technology and speech research problems. The six research papers included in this thesis are organised in three main areas. The first group of studies were carried out within the European project Synface. READ MORE