Studies with the TEMAX for assessment of the rhythmic components in speech

• KITAZAWA Shigeyoshi

  Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information, Shizuoka University

• SUGIURA Hisao

  Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University

• SHITAOKA Daisuke

  Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University

• KOBAYASHI Satoshi

  Graduate School of Electric Science and Technology, Shizuoka Univ.

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• TEMAXによる発話リズムの抽出について

Abstract

Speech speed is measured and displayed with our specific algorithm TEMAX (Temporal Evaluation and Measurement Algorithm by KS). The TEMAX-gram, a sonagraphic output of speech envelope, the DFT using a 1-second window is convenient to set off isosyllabic characteristics. For Japanese traces 2 dark bars, called rhythmic formants: RF1 and RF2: the first one, around 8 Hz, and the second one, at halfway. RF1 corresponds to speech rate, RF2 represents the bimoraic rhythmic foot. As far as English, its isochronic characteristics are observable with a 2-seconds window as RF1. Furthermore, using a 1-second window the periodicity of syllables between stress is displayed as RF2.

Journal

• IEICE technical report. Speech

  IEICE technical report. Speech 96 (364), 51-58, 1996-11-15

  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords

• rhythm
• prosody
• isosyllabism
• isochronism
• TEMAX
• bimoraic foot

Details

• CRID: 1573950402106658304
• NII Article ID: 110003296286
• NII Book ID: AN10013221
• Text Lang: ja
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