Table of Contents Human Speech Communication. Mechanisms and Models of Human Speech Production. Mechanisms and Models of the Human Auditory System. Digital Coding of Speech. Message Synthesis from Stored Human Speech Components. Phonetic Synthesis by Rule.

Speech Synthesis from Textural or Conceptual Input. Introduction to Automatic Speech Recognition: Template Matching. Introduction to Stochastic Modeling. Practical Techniques for Improving Speech Recognition and Performance. Automatic Speech Recognition for Large Vocabularies. Speaker Recognition and other Para-linguistic Technologies. Applications and Performance of Current Technology.

Future Research Directions in Speech Synthesis and Recognition. Further Reading: Human Auditory System; Digital Coding of Speech; Phonetics Synthesis by Rule: Introduction Automatic Speech Recognition; Future Research Directions in Speech Synthesis and Recognition. CRC Press eBooks are available through VitalSource. The free VitalSource Bookshelf® application allows you to access to your eBooks whenever and wherever you choose. The Bookshelf application offers access: • Online – Access your eBooks using the links emailed to you on your CRCPress.com invoice or in the 'My Account' area of CRCPress.com.

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