Self-organization in the evolution of speech

Self-Organization in the Evolution of Speech

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-192

  Oudeyer, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a SONY COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORY   (France)

Author keywords

Computational system; Human speech systems; Natural selection; Origins of speech; Perception; Production; Self organization; Speech; Spoken language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919600857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199289158.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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