Vowel and consonant characterization using fractal dimension in natural speech
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چکیده
Speech signals can be considered as being generated by mechanical system with inherently nonlinear dynamics. The purpose of this paper is to describe its complexity using the fractal dimension of a variety of spanish voiced sounds (vowels, nasals) and unvoiced sounds (fricatives) In our research, the fractal dimension was computed over recorder signals from a speech spanish database (AHUMADA), using the method suggested by Katz, [1]. In conclusion the fractals measures expand the distinguishing features in characterizing voiced and unvoiced sounds, that leads to better speech recognition performances.
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