Search for dissertations about: "doctoral thesis house"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 564 swedish dissertations containing the words doctoral thesis house.

  2. 1. Tonal perception in speech

    Author : David House; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  4. 2. Computer support for learners of spoken English

    Author : Rebecca Hincks; David House; Robert H. McAllisster; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the use of speech technology to support the process of learning the English language. It applies theories of computer-assisted language learning and second language acquisition to address the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students of English for specific purposes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Computer-based speech therapy using visual feedback with focus on children with profound hearing impairments

    Author : Anne-Marie Öster; David House; James Mahshie; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech technology; hearing-imparment; speech therapy; visual feedback; second language learning; computer-based speech training; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis presents work in the area of computer-based speech therapy using different types of visual feedback to replace the auditory feedback channel. The study includes diagnostic assessment methods prior to therapy, type of therapy design, and type of visual feedback for different users during different stages of therapy for increasing the efficiency. READ MORE

  6. 4. Investigating Communicative Feedback Phenomena across Languages and Modalities

    Author : Loredana Sundberg Cerrato; David House; Marianne Gullberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with human communicative behaviour related to feedback, analysed across languages (Italian and Swedish), modalities (auditory versus visual) and different communicative situations (human-human versus human-machine dialogues). The aim of this study is to give more insight into how humans use communicative behaviour related to feedback and at the same time to suggest a method to collect valuable data that can be useful to control facial and head movements related to visual feedback in synthetic conversational agents. READ MORE

  7. 5. The /k/s, the /t/s, and the inbetweens : Novel approaches to examining the perceptual consequences of misarticulated speech

    Author : Sofia Strömbergsson; David House; Åsa Wengelin; Benjamin Munson; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; speech perception; speech disorders; speech synthesis; speech analysis; Tal- och musikkommunikation; Speech and Music Communication;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises investigations of the perceptual consequences of children’s misarticulated speech – as perceived by clinicians, by everyday listeners, and by the children themselves. By inviting methods from other areas to the study of speech disorders, this work demonstrates some successful cases of cross-fertilization. READ MORE