Essays about: "Speech Perception"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 73 essays containing the words Speech Perception.

1. 21. Choosing Only the Best Voice Imitators : Top-K Many-to-Many Voice Conversion with StarGAN-VC

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Claudio Fernandez Martin; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Voice conversion systems are becoming more relevant as the popularity of voice technologies is growing with the increased adoption of voice assistants and the increased demand for speech-based interfaces in recent years. This scenario would not have been possible without the latest developments in the generative deep learning field, where novel neural networks architectures such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) are providing researchers with previously unimaginable possibilities in the creation of synthetic media. READ MORE

3. 22. The language of vision in four Aslian speech communities : an introductory investigation of basic vision verbs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Sonja Holmer; [2021]
   Keywords : language of vision; hierarchy of the senses; sensory linguistics; universal perception; language of perception; Aslian languages; Jahai; Ceq Wong; Semelai; Semaq Beri; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Vision is often considered to top the hierarchy of the senses, reflected for example in the high relative frequency of vision verbs, in comparison to other perception verbs. Results from some previous studies, however, have shown that there is greater cross-linguistic variation concerning perception language than previously thought, emphasising other sense modalities than vision. READ MORE

4. 23. L2 word accent production in Swedish: An experimental study on adult learners of Swedish with non-tonal L1 background

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Ana Ramírez Maraver; [2021]
   Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; perception; production; prosody; fundamental frequency; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Previous research has shown that intermediate-advanced L2 learners of Swedish with a non-tonal L1 can use word accents to predict the upcoming suffix as L1 Swedish speakers do. This was also the case of low-intermediate L2 learners who produced word accents after being instructed on the Swedish prosodic system. READ MORE

5. 24. Factors for Good Text Legibility : Eye-tracking in Virtual Reality

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Valter Gådin; [2021]
   Keywords : VR; virtual; augumented; mixed; reality; eye-tracking; reading; legibility; readability; hearing; impaired; VR; virtuell; förstärkt; verklighet; ögonrörelse; ögonmätare; läsning; läslighet; läsbarhet; hörselskadda;

   Abstract : Living with a hearing impairment can have a large impact on a person’slife. There already exists many different aids to help in their life, butas technology advances new solutions can be created to further improvethe life quality for everyone. READ MORE

6. 25. Is music listening associated with our cognitive abilities? : A study about how auditory working memory, speech-in-noise perception and listening habits are connected

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Alma Savander; [2020]
   Keywords : auditory working memory; speech-in-noise perception; listening habits;

   Abstract : This study explores whether hours listening to music of young adults with self-reported normal hearing is associated with auditory working memory and if hours listening to music and auditory working memory can predict speech-in-noise perception. Thirty native Swedish speaking university students with self-reported normal hearing in the ages ranging from 21 to 29 years old (M= 23. READ MORE