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Offers a non-technical overview of all the major areas in the computer processing of human speech: speech recognition; speech synthesis; speaker recognition; language identification, lip synchronisation; and co-channel separation. The text's intuitive approach uses illustrations, analogies, and both historical and state-of-the-art descriptions to explain relatively complex concepts. Specifically, it helps the reader learn the professional jargon used in different areas of speech processing, evaluate speech processing systems for specific applications, understand how the various technologies of speech processing actually work, identify practical applications for speech technology in the commercial world, and relate speech technology to actual spoken language. ... Read more

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Not worth the money
I tried to use this book for a survey course on computer speech technology, but I couldn't rely on it for much.My students cursed me for making them waste their money on this book.It doesn't talk about the material at a sufficiently high level or with enough detail to satisfy even non-mathematical college students seeking a general overview.One wonders who the intended audience is?The preface says it is professionals in the field of speech (other than engineers), and I can testify it certainly doesn't work for students.The chapters that do go over some of the mathematical underpinnings of speech processing do it in the most unsuccessful of non-mathematical ways, which is to say equations are presented but are not properly explained for those who don't already know what they are about.There is really very little meat here to chew, on a subject that deserves more.Stick to the engineering books if you actually want to know anything about this subject.There is still no alternative but to learn all the math.

Computer Speech Technology - A great way to start
If you are not into FFT's and HMM's, but are interested in a slightly less mathematical explanation of Automatic Speech Recognition, this is for you.Interesting, and an easy read, watch out though, the next book you get willgo math on you fast.This is a great book for non-engineers.You willeveltually out-grow its simple explanations - but that does not make a poorsource.The book does not talk down to the novice - in the finiesttradtion of Carl Popper! - Well Done ... Read more

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This book presents, by means of a number of articles, a surveyand a set of projects in computational lexical semantics. The mostcrucial aspects of ongoing research on predicates are presented: verbsemantic classifications, relations between syntax and semantics,Wordnet for Verbs, multilinguism, lexical knowledge bases and lexicalacquisition, the generative lexicon.
Predicative Forms in Natural Language and in Lexical KnowledgeBases is designed for professors, researchers and graduate studentsin the area of language processing and semantics. ... Read more

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From common consumer products such as cell phones and MP3 players to more sophisticated projects such as human-machine interfaces and responsive robots, speech technologies are now everywhere. Many think that it is just a matter of time before more applications of the science of speech become inescapable in our daily life. This handbook is meant to play a fundamental role for sustainable progress in speech research and development. Springer Handbook of Speech Processing targets three categories of readers: graduate students, professors and active researchers in academia and research labs, and engineers in industry who need to understand or implement some specific algorithms for their speech-related products. The handbook could also be used as a sourcebook for one or more graduate courses on signal processing for speech and different aspects of speech processing and applications. A quickly accessible source of application-oriented, authoritative and comprehensive information about these technologies, it combines the established knowledge derived from research in such fast evolving disciplines as Signal Processing and Communications, Acoustics, Computer Science and Linguistics.

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Springer Handbook of Speech Processing (Springer Handbook of
It gives a comprehensive review for the topic of speech procssing. It is helpful for bothpracticing engineer and a researcher. However, I think, it lacks many details to be used as a text book. ... Read more

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This book covers control theory signal processing and relevant applications in a unified manner. It introduces the area, takes stock of advances, and describes open problems and challenges in order to advance the field. The editors and contributors to this book are pioneers in the area of active sensing and sensor management, and represent the diverse communities that are targeted.

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This product leads learners and professionals through the theory and applications of Sound Field Amplification.Children in school often are faced with a classroom that is not acoustically acceptable and this can cause stress and failure for individuals to adequately learn the material.Amplification systems are the key to reaching children with the most understandable and clearest form of sound.This book explains how children "learn" to hear, and how acoustics affects their learning ability.It then takes the next step and provides professionals and learners with the information necessary for them to conduct sound surveys, obtain funding for amplification systems, and what laws and regulations cover this topic. ... Read more

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Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies: Tools for Aiding Impairment provides information to current and future practitioners that will allow them to better assist speech disabled individuals who wish to utilize CSS technology. Just as important as the practitioner s knowledge of the latest advances in speech technology, so, too, is the practitioner s understanding of how specific client needs affect the use of CSS, how cognitive factors related to comprehension of CSS affect its use, and how social factors related to perceptions of the CSS user affect their interaction with others. This cutting edge book addresses those topics pertinent to understanding the myriad of concerns involved with the implementation of CSS so that CSS technologies may continue to evolve and improve for speech impaired individuals. ... Read more

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Essential principles, practical examples, current applications, and leading-edge research.

In this book, Thomas F. Quatieri presents the field's most intensive, up-to-date tutorial and reference on discrete-time speech signal processing. Building on his MIT graduate course, he introduces key principles, essential applications, and state-of-the-art research, and he identifies limitations that point the way to new research opportunities.

Quatieri provides an excellent balance of theory and application, beginning with a complete framework for understanding discrete-time speech signal processing. Along the way, he presents important advances never before covered in a speech signal processing text book, including sinusoidal speech processing, advanced time-frequency analysis, and nonlinear aeroacoustic speech production modeling. Coverage includes:

Speech production and speech perception: a dual view

Crucial distinctions between stochastic and deterministic problems

Pole-zero speech models

Homomorphic signal processing

Short-time Fourier transform analysis/synthesis

Filter-bank and wavelet analysis/synthesis

Nonlinear measurement and modeling techniques

The book's in-depth applications coverage includes speech coding, enhancement, and modification; speaker recognition; noise reduction; signal restoration; dynamic range compression, and more. Principles of Discrete-Time Speech Processing also contains an exceptionally complete series of examples and Matlab exercises, all carefully integrated into the book's coverage of theory and applications. ... Read more

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Brode scope but not self consistent
The book took very nice and broad scope of Signal Processing.
Unfortunately not all subjects are disclosed self-consistent.
The best benefit I get from chapters where the subject was already familiar from other sources.
I could not recomend this book for initial aquintment with Signal Processing, although with some previous knowledge the book could be interesting.

well-written and extensive coverage of speech processing
I had the pleasure of being a student of the author's at MIT when the course notes that later became this text were under development. Having learnt about speech processing from the author and these notes, I can knowlingly comment on the clarity and depth of the material in the text and can recommend it with confidence. The book takes the reader from a fundamental review of concepts in signal processing and probability/stochastic processes through the broad range of areas in speech processing. That the author is a leading researcher in this area is reflected in the coverage of recent research advances and a bibliography that can point the conscientious reader towards current publications if desired. I strongly recommend this text to anyone interested in learning about signal processing in the context of speech. ... Read more

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Multimedia Content Analysis: Theory and Applications covers the latest in multimedia content analysis and applications based on such analysis. As research has progressed, it has become clear that this field has to appeal to other disciplines such as psycho-physics, media production, etc. This book consists of invited chapters that cover the entire range of the field. Some of the topics covered include low-level audio-visual analysis based retrieval and indexing techniques, the TRECVID effort, video browsing interfaces, content creation and content analysis, and multimedia analysis-based applications, among others. The chapters are written by leading researchers in the multimedia field.

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Theory and Applications of Digital Speech Processing is ideal for graduate students in digital signal processing, and undergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering. With its clear, up-to-date, hands-on coverage of digital speech processing, this text is also suitable for practicing engineers in speech processing.

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This is the first comprehensive overview of computational approaches to Arabic morphology. The subtitle aims to reflect that widely different computational approaches to the Arabic morphological system have been proposed. The book provides a showcase of the most advanced language technologies applied to one of the most vexing problems in linguistics. It covers knowledge-based and empirical-based approaches.

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As the population ages-the elderly presently comprise 13% of the U.S. population, a number which is expected to grow to 22% in the next 50 years-so does the need for technology to make up for the degeneration and loss of the faculties of hearing, speech, and vision.Fortunately, there have been great strides in such technologies.this volume, with contributions from experts in various fields, addresses the complex needs of the elderly and what aids are available to improve their quality of life.As the population ages-the elderly presently comprise 13% of the U.S. population, a number which is expected to grow to 22% in the next 50 years-so does the need for technology to make up for the degeneration and loss of the faculties of hearing, speech, and vision.Fortunately, there have been great strides in such technologies.this volume, with contributions from experts in various fields, addresses the complex needs of the elderly and what aids are available to improve their quality of life.TEXTBOOK ... Read more

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Yorick Wilks is a central figure in the fields of Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence. His influence extends to many areas and includes contributions to Machines Translation, word sense disambiguation, dialogue modeling and Information Extraction.

This book celebrates the work of Yorick Wilks in the form of a selection of his papers which are intended to reflect the range and depth of his work. The volume accompanies a Festschrift which celebrates his contribution to the fields of Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. The papers include early work carried out at Cambridge University, descriptions of groundbreaking work on Machine Translation and Preference Semantics as well as more recent works on belief modeling and computational semantics. The selected papers reflect Yorick’s contribution to both practical and theoretical aspects of automatic language processing.

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From the voice on the phone, to the voice on the computer, to the voice from the toaster, speech user interfaces are coming into the mainstream and are here to stay forever.

Soundly anchored in HCI, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and social psychology, this supremely practical book is loaded with examples, how-to advice, and design templates. Drawing widely on decades of research-in lexicography, conversation analysis, computational linguistics, and social psychology-author Randy Allen Harris outlines the principles of how people use language interactively, and illustrates every aspect of design work.

In the first part of the book, Harris provides a thorough conceptual basis of language in all its relevant aspects, from speech sounds to conversational principles. The second part takes youpatiently through the entire process of designing an interactivespeech system: from team building to user profiles, to agent design, scripting, and evaluation. This book provides interaction designers with the knowledge and strategies to craft language-based applications the way users will expect them to behave.

*Loaded with examples and practical synopses of the best practice.

*An ideal combination of conceptual base, practical illustrations, and "how-to" advice-for design and for the entire design process.

*Will bring novice voice designers fully up to speed, and give experienced designers a new understanding of the principles underlying human speech interaction, principles from which to improve voice interaction design. ... Read more

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from HCI International News, Number 12, September 2005
(Disclosure: I, the review-poster, am the author of the book. I clipped this review from the HCI International News, because it seems fair and helpful. However, the author of the review [who is only identified as "AM", but who is probablyAbbas Moallem, the editor of HCII] did not 'rate' the book, and Amazon won't allow one to post a review without a rating. So, the 5 stars are from me, not the author of the following review. I think it deserves that many, or I wouldn't have written it, but I am not impartial. Here's the review...)

This book is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested in voice interaction design. The author, in a very descriptive and practical way, provides not only background knowledge about voice interaction design but also extensive and valuable guidelines for creating and designing voice interaction. After providing an ample description of several concepts, such as speech (chapter 2), sound and meaning (chapter 3), and language usage ("Doing Things with Words," chapter 4), the author extensively covers the principles of voice interaction design and provides guidelines-from building dialogues to evaluating techniques of voice interaction. A variety of case studies along with multiple examples makes the book very attractive to interaction designers. Occasional long, philosophical discussions and difficult vocabulary might frustrate some readers who are in a hurry to get to the author's point, but with patience they will discover the usefulness of the lengthy discussions. The book provides an extensive related bibliography and an excellent glossary of terms, especially useful for the novice reader in this field.
AM ... Read more

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Telecommunication systems and human-machine interfaces have begun using multiple microphones and loudspeakers to render interaction more lifelike, and more efficient. This raises acoustic signal processing problems under multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scenarios, encompassing distant speech acquisition, sound source localization and tracking, echo and noise control, source separation and speech dereverberation, and many others. The book opens with an acoustic MIMO paradigm, establishing fundamentals, and linking acoustic MIMO signal processing with classical signal processing and communication theories. The second part of the book presents a novel analysis of acoustic applications carried out in the paradigm to reinforce the fundamentals of acoustic MIMO signal processing.

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Speech Recognition for Mobile Phones considers practical aspects for the development and deployment of client-server speech-enabled information systems. The authors discuss different paradigms for speech recognition for mobile devices. The strengths of the DSR technique are be demonstrated. Platforms that have proven to be suitable for the implementation of acoustic front-ends on cellular phones (including Java Micro Edition (J2ME) and Symbian C++) are analyzed. In addition an introduction to corresponding integrated development environments such as Eclipse and Carbide is provided. The authors study issues related to an efficient data transmission over GSM and 3G networks, compare data transmission systems based on TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols, and highlight their advantages and drawbacks. Finally, the use of DSR technology for practical applications, such as speech-enabled public transportation information access system for mobile phones, are demonstrated. This book provides the reader with plug-in ready solutions for the deployment of distributed speech recognition (DSR) systems on conventional mobile appliances that operate on existing network infrastructures.

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A Work of Art
This book is a masterpiece of typography. This is not mentioned enough on the amazon page here. As the book delves further into the schizophrenic/paranoid meditation on the concept of telephones, the text parallels the writing's insanity in the form of angled passages, strangely uncomfortable size variations, and some truly mind-bending blurred words. I was very intrigued by the notions of the telephone and its place in our world. It truly is an insane machine that we all take for granted. The book is very verbose, but anything less would undermine its authority and its lingual nature. I have to emphasize again how much value this book holds as a physical object. It is tall and narrow, black with subtle raised squares on the cover. The masterful use of text inside amplifies the sense of mystery and dread relating to its subject. It's like a tome, containing the untold secrets of our docile little telephones.

Avital is Cool--
those who want to protect the "integrity" of academia would not enjoy this book, but what can I say? Avital is a punk. She does not ask you to love her. Yet I find her writings generous; those who always feel to be orphans of society can understand what is going on in this book as well as her "Crack Wars" and recent "Stupidity." She is very much interested in transforming the world. I am contiually inspired by her writings. Aside from Nietzsche, she is the only one who has shown me that philosophy can be rock n roll.

jarred old coots
Ronell is the new scholarship. Praised be. Her style is innovative and she actually has something new to say about dead white guys. It's high time professors on respirators retired anyway. PS: She's the CHAIR of German Lit., Dr. Geezer.

Jarring is not the word
It is rare to encounter work so devoid of analysis coupled with boundless arrogance, and, literally, an attack on the reader's intelligence in advance of any argumentation. It's a bad, telling sign that the first wordsof the volume announce to the reader that the book "is going to resistyou": even Miss Ronell knows all too well the weaknesses of the textshe has produced! Why not responsibly address critical objections to thesubstance of the text, which her opening remarks indicate she's obviouslyhad, instead of claiming on an a priori basis intellectual brilliance nodissenting critic could possibly possess? This is a sad inaugural maneuver,one that fails to be masked by even the most elaborate typographical games."Jarring" is not the word for this book.

Jarring is not the word
It is rare to encounter work so devoid of analysis coupled with boundless arrogance, and, literally, an attack on the reader's intelligence in advance of any argumentation. It's a bad, telling sign that the first wordsof the volume announce to the reader that the book "is going to resistyou": even Miss Ronell knows all too well the weaknesses of the textshe has produced! Why not responsibly address critical objections to thesubstance of the text, which her opening remarks indicate she's obviouslyhad, instead of claiming on an a priori basis intellectual brilliance nodissenting critic could possibly possess? This is a sad inaugural maneuver,one that fails to be masked by even the most elaborate typographical games."Jarring" is not the word for this book. ... Read more

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An innovative text that covers both synthesis and recognition of speech, by an acknowledged expert. It is written for undergraduate and graduate students of computer science, electronics and information technology, and will be a very useful reference for practising engineers who need to specialise in speech technology. Worked examples, problems, chapter objectives and summaries and a full bibliography are included. The material is highly topical including speech synthesis from stored human speech, speech synthesis by rule and speech recognition of whole words, plus a complete chapter on digital coding of speech and a full discussion of the basic principles, mechanisms and models involved. This book should be of interest to second and third year undergraduates in computer science and electrical/electronic engineering; undergraduates and postgraduate students of information technology; engineering and computing professionals. ... Read more

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Yorick Wilks is a central figure in the fields of Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence. His influence has extends to many areas of these fields and includes contributions to Machine Translation, word sense disambiguation, dialogue modeling and Information Extraction. This book celebrates the work of Yorick Wilks from the perspective of his peers. It consists of original chapters each of which analyses an aspect of his work and links it to current thinking in that area. His work has spanned over four decades but is shown to be pertinent to recent developments in language processing such as the Semantic Web. This volume forms a two-part set together with Words and Intelligence I, Selected Works by Yorick Wilks, by the same editors.

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Cross-layer design seeks to enhance the capacity of wireless networks significantly through the joint optimization of multiple layers in the network, primarily the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers. Although there are advantages of such design in wireline networks as well, this approach is particularly advantageous for wireless networks due to the properties (such as mobility and interference) that strongly affect performance and design of higher layer protocols.

This unique monograph is concerned with the issue of cross-layer design in wireless networks, and more particularly with the impact of node-level multiuser detection on such design. It provides an introduction to this vibrant and active research area insufficiently covered in existing literature, presenting some of the principal methods developed and results obtained to date. Accompanied by numerous illustrations, the text is an excellent reference for engineers, researchers and students working in communication networks.