In many dialects of North-American English, in addition to vowels which are traditionally
described as true and phonetic diphthongs, several vowels traditionally described as …

A simple new method for estimating temporally stable power spectra is introduced to provide
a unified basis for computing an interference-free spectrum, the fundamental frequency (F0) …

STRAIGHT, a speech analysis, modification synthesis system, is an extension of the
classical channel VOCODER that exploits the advantages of progress in information …

Method Seven acoustic metrics were measured for conversational and clear vowels
produced by 12 talkers—6 who previously were found (SH Ferguson, 2004) to produce a …

Purpose This study investigated how listeners' native language affects their weighting of
acoustic cues (such as vowel quality, pitch, duration, and intensity) in the perception of …

Purpose The impact of clear speech, increased vocal intensity, and rate reduction on
acoustic characteristics of vowels was compared in speakers with Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Purpose This study investigated how different instructions for eliciting clear speech affected
selected acoustic measures of speech. Method Twelve speakers were audio-recorded …

Timbre is the attribute that distinguishes sounds of equal pitch, loudness and duration. It
contributes to our perception and discrimination of different vowels and consonants in …

A new method for source information extraction is proposed. The aim of the method is to
provide optimal source information for the very high quality speech manipulation system …

This paper includes some material that appeared previously in M. Winn's doctoral
dissertation. Portions of this work were presented in “Phonetic cues are weighted differently …