Tree-based modeling of prosodic phrasing and segmental duration for Korean TTS systems

Speech Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-300

  Lee, Sangho ^a   Oh, Yung Hwan ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ERRORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPEECH PROCESSING;

KOREAN PROSODY; PAUSE DURATION; PROSODIC PHRASING; SEGMENTAL DURATION; TREE BASED MODELING;

SPEECH ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032659020     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(99)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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