| Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Granström, Björn (Editor), House, D. (Editor), Karlsson, I. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402006357 ISBN-13: 9781402006357 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: This book covers the topic of multimodality from a large number of different perspectives and provides the advanced student/researcher with a current survey of theories of multimodal communication between people as well as reviewing many aspects of multimodal input/output in technical systems. Chapters dealing with human-human multimodal communication include speech-gesture systems, semiotics of gesture, structure and functions of face-to-face communication, emotional relations and intercultural variation, and human-human communication which is mediated by computer for the handicapped. Chapters dealing with human-machine communication and interfaces cover the technology and science of creating talking faces, technology and methods for the development of animated interface agents in intelligent multimedia systems, and the integration of multimodal input and output in the computer interface. The book also covers computer processing and understanding of signal and symbol input from speech, text, and visual images. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Interactive & Multimedia - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) - Computers | User Interfaces |
| Dewey: 005.437 |
| LCCN: 2002069411 |
| Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.59" W x 9.79" (1.31 lbs) 243 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face communication has been an important research topic for a number of years. With the increasing sophistication of computer-based interactive systems using language and speech, the topic of multimodal interaction has received renewed interest both in terms of human-human interaction and human-machine interaction. Nine lecturers contri- buted to the summer school with courses on specialized topics ranging from the technology and science of creating talking faces to human-human communication, which is mediated by computer for the handicapped. Eight of the nine lecturers are represented in this book. The summer school attracted more than 60 participants from Europe, Asia and North America representing not only graduate students but also senior researchers from both academia and industry. |