Automatic babble recognition for early detection of speech related disorders

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-63

  Fell, Harriet J ^a   Macauslan, Joel ^b   Ferrier, Linda J ^a   Chenausky, Karen ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Speech Technology and Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

LANDMARK DETECTION THEORY; SPEECH DISORDERS;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 0032713094     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492999119255     Document Type: Article

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