| Quality of Synthetic Speech: Perceptual Dimensions, Influencing Factors, and Instrumental Assessment 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Hinterleitner, Florian (Author) |
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ISBN: 9811037337 ISBN-13: 9789811037337 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - General - Computers | User Interfaces - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) |
| Dewey: 005.437 |
| Series: T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.94 lbs) 157 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book reviews research towards perceptual quality dimensions of synthetic speech, compares these findings with the state of the art, and derives a set of five universal perceptual quality dimensions for TTS signals. They are: (i) naturalness of voice, (ii) prosodic quality, (iii) fluency and intelligibility, (iv) absence of disturbances, and (v) calmness. Moreover, a test protocol for the efficient indentification of those dimensions in a listening test is introduced. Furthermore, several factors influencing these dimensions are examined. In addition, different techniques for the instrumental quality assessment of TTS signals are introduced, reviewed and tested. Finally, the requirements for the integration of an instrumental quality measure into a concatenative TTS system are examined. |
