speaker verification from talking a few words of sentences has many applications. many methods as dtw, hmm, vq and mq can be used for speaker verification. we applied mq for its precise, reliable and robust performance with computational simplicity. we also used pitch frequency and log gain contour for further improvement of the system performance.

This paper describes a speaker-independent recognition system for continuous German speech based on semicontinuous Hidden-Markov-Models which produces a phonetic transcription of the spoken sentence. The recognition units are parts of syllables while the output is a phoneme level transcription. During recognition, the phonotactic constraints of German are taken into account by a micro syntax co...

This study examined whether culture plays a role in gaze and mutual gaze behaviours in simulated doctor/patient conversations. Participants were 40 Canadians and 40 Chinese who formed 40 dyads in four experimental conditions: Canadian speaker/Canadian listener, Chinese speaker/Chinese listener, Chinese speaker/Canadian listener, and Canadian speaker/Chinese listener. All conversations were vide...

Speaker verification from talking a few words of sentences has many applications. Many methods as DTW, HMM, VQ and MQ can be used for speaker verification. We applied MQ for its precise, reliable and robust performance with computational simplicity. We also used pitch frequency and log gain contour for further improvement of the system performance.

Recent poststructuralist theories of identity posit identities as being discursively constructed in interactions with society, institutions, and individuals. This study used a Linguistic Ethnographic framework to investigate the discursive identity construction of two English teachers, one ‘non-native’ English speaker, and one ‘native’ English speaker, teaching English in a tertiary institution...