Speech: A Dynamic Process
by Pierre Divenyi /
2017 / English / PDF
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Speech: A dynamic process
Speech: A dynamic process takes readers on a rigorous
exploratory journey to expose them to the inherently dynamic
nature of speech. The book addresses an intriguing question:
Based only on physical principles alone, can the exploitation of
a simple acoustic tube evolve into an optimal speech production
system comparable to the one we possess? In the work presented,
the tube is deformed step by step with the sole criterion of
expending minimum effort to obtain maximum acoustic variations.
At the end of this process, the tube is found divided into
distinctive regions and an acoustic space emerges capable of
generating speech sounds. Attaching this tube to a model, an
inherently dynamic and efficient system is created. In the
resulting system, optimal primitive trajectories are seen to
naturally exist in the acoustic space and the regions defined in
the tube correspond to the main places of articulation for oral
vowels and plosive consonants. All this implies that these speech
sounds are inherent properties of not only the modeled acoustic
tube but also of the human speech production system. This book
stands as a valuable resource for accomplished and aspiring
speech scientists as well as for other interested persons in
search for an introduction to speech acoustics that takes an
unconventional path.
takes readers on a rigorous
exploratory journey to expose them to the inherently dynamic
nature of speech. The book addresses an intriguing question:
Based only on physical principles alone, can the exploitation of
a simple acoustic tube evolve into an optimal speech production
system comparable to the one we possess? In the work presented,
the tube is deformed step by step with the sole criterion of
expending minimum effort to obtain maximum acoustic variations.
At the end of this process, the tube is found divided into
distinctive regions and an acoustic space emerges capable of
generating speech sounds. Attaching this tube to a model, an
inherently dynamic and efficient system is created. In the
resulting system, optimal primitive trajectories are seen to
naturally exist in the acoustic space and the regions defined in
the tube correspond to the main places of articulation for oral
vowels and plosive consonants. All this implies that these speech
sounds are inherent properties of not only the modeled acoustic
tube but also of the human speech production system. This book
stands as a valuable resource for accomplished and aspiring
speech scientists as well as for other interested persons in
search for an introduction to speech acoustics that takes an
unconventional path.