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Computer speech synthesis: to improve the naturalness of a formant-based speech synthesizer.

by Leung Kai Hon. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-97). / INTRODUCTION / Chapter Part I. --- SPEECH SYNTHESIS THEORY / Chapter 1. --- Human Speech And Its Production Model --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1. --- Articulatory Organs / Chapter 1.2. --- Categories Of Sounds / Chapter 1.3. --- Speech As A Language / Chapter 1.4. --- Modeling Of Human Speech Production Process / Chapter 2. --- Conventional Speech synthesis --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1. --- Overview / Chapter 2.2. --- Concatenation Synthesis / Chapter 2.3. --- Synthesis-By-Rule / Chapter 2.4. --- Linear-Prediction Vocoder / Chapter 3. --- Speech Analysis In The Frequency domain --- p.16 / Chapter 3.1. --- Speech Analysis By Linear-Prediction / Chapter 3.2. --- Formants Calculation By LPC / Chapter 3.3. --- Formant Tracking / Chapter 3.4. --- Parametric Representation Of Formant Transition / Chapter 4. --- Formant-Based Speech Synthesis --- p.28 / Chapter 4.1. --- Synthesis Strategy / Chapter 4.2. --- Text-to-phonemes Processing / Chapter 4.3. --- Formant Transition Estimation / Chapter 4.4. --- Formant-to-speech Conversion / Chapter 5. --- Speaker Calibration Of A Formant Synthesizer --- p.45 / Chapter 5.1. --- Naturalness and Speaker Dependency / Chapter 5.2. --- A Feed-Back Speech Synthesis System To Enhance Speech-Dependent Characteristics / Chapter 5.3. --- Three experiments On Cantonese Synthesis / Chapter 5.4. --- More About Naturalness / Chapter Part II. --- SPEECH SYNTHESIZER IMPLEMENTATIONS / Chapter 6. --- ALAB -------A Speech Analyzing Tool --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1. --- Overview / Chapter 6.2. --- Speech Sampling And Playing / Chapter 6.3. --- Waveform Editing Facilities / Chapter 6.4. --- Energy Envelop Estimation / Chapter 6.5. --- FFT Analysis Of Speech / Chapter 6.6. --- LPC Analysis Of Speech / Chapter 6.7. --- TIMIT Database Accessing / Chapter 7. --- CALT ------- A Phoneme-To-Parameter Module --- p.71 / Chapter 7.1. --- Overview / Chapter 7.2. --- Input and Output Data / Chapter 7.3. --- Parameter Table Attributes / Chapter 7.4. --- Phonemes Classification / Chapter 7.5. --- Locating Formant Targets In Time Domain / Chapter 7.6. --- Synthesis Rule / Chapter 8. --- LSYNTH -------Formants-To-Speech Conversion --- p.79 / Chapter 8.1. --- Overview / Chapter 8.2. --- Input And Output Data / Chapter 8.3. --- Voicing Source / Chapter 8.4. --- Linear Smoothing Of The Gain Factor / Chapter 9. --- MATCHW ------Feed-Back Speech Synthesis system --- p.82 / Chapter 9.1. --- Overview / Chapter 9.2. --- Feed-Back Procedure / Chapter 9.3. --- Manual Parameter Prediction Process / Chapter 10. --- TPIT -------Six Tones Control Program in Cantonese --- p.84 / Chapter 10.1 --- Tonal Features In Cantonese / Chapter 10.2. --- Modeling Of Tone Trajectories In Cantonese / Chapter 10.3. --- Tone Patterns And Speaker Dependency / Chapter part III. --- CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSIONS / REFERENCE / Chapter APPENDIX A ----- --- Phoneme Symbols / Chapter APPENDIX B ----- --- Output File Format Of CALT / Chapter APPENDIX C----- --- Parameter Table Attributes / Chapter APPENDIX D----- --- TIMIT Database Accessing Scheme / Chapter APPENDIX E ----- --- LPC Analysis Modules / Chapter APPENDIX F------ --- Common Speech File Format

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318988
Date January 1992
ContributorsLeung, Kai Hon., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Computer Science.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 97, [13] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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