Essays about: "Speech Perception"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 essays containing the words Speech Perception.

  1. 6. Prosody and emotion: Towards the development of an emotional agent Emotional evaluation of news reports: production and perception experiments

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Liina Tumma; [2022-01-20]
    Keywords : emotion; speech; prosody;

    Abstract : There is a recognised need for more research on the topic of emotion recognition from speech, and clear and defined methodology in this area is still lacking. Most studies in the field of emotional speech recognition and classification usually focus on acted speech as the data source; consequently, other methods that capture more natural speech are left aside. READ MORE

  3. 7. Evaluating Generated Co-Speech Gestures of Embodied Conversational Agent(ECA) through Real-Time Interaction

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

    Author : Yuan He; [2022]
    Keywords : Embodied Conversational Agent ECA ; User Study; Evaluation Instrument; Gesture Generation; Gaze-tracking; Förkroppsligad konversationsagent ECA ; Användarstudie; Utvärderingsinstrument; Generering av gester; Spårning av blickar;

    Abstract : Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs)’ gestures can enhance human perception in many dimensions during interactions. In recent years, data-driven gesture generation approaches for ECAs have attracted considerable research attention and effort, and methods have been continuously optimized. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Role of Japan in Constructing South Koreans’ National Identity : Perception of Japan in the Eyes of South Korean People

    University essay from

    Author : Yunseung Ham; [2022]
    Keywords : national identity; South Korea-Japan relationship; the other; historic memories; society.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the formation of national identity in South Korea regarding Japan through the perception of Japan in the eyes of the South Korean people. Despite Korea’s independence from Japan in 1945, the complex relationship resulting from the historical events seems continual, blocking their further cooperation. READ MORE

  5. 9. Lexical competition and predictive certainty in speech recognition: Modulations of pre-activation negativity amplitude by continuations, entropy and inhibition

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

    Author : Anna Hjortdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech perception; spoken word recognition; lexical competition; ERPs; PrAN.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : A growing body of evidence suggests that speech recognition is facilitated by rapid activation of possible lexical candidates and subsequent competition and selection. An event-related potential (ERP) component 136-204 ms after word onset, the pre-activation negativity (PrAN), correlates with lexical competition. READ MORE

  6. 10. Seeing Double : Rhythm, Domesticity, and the Uncanny in Shirley Jackson’s "The Renegade"

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Emma Wramsby; [2022]
    Keywords : Shirley Jackson; Jackson; The Renegade; short story; Lottery and Other Stories; postwar; uncanny; rhythm; rhythms; forms; Levine; domesticity; domestic; Friedan; feminine mystique;

    Abstract : By using the concept of forms in this analysis of “The Renegade,” postwar domestic life is analyzed for the uncanny. By locating repetitions in domestic life, between characters, and in speech, situations are identified where the uncanny moves into the domestic. As a result, the perception of reality of the protagonist, Mrs. READ MORE