Current problems in speech processing exist due to infinite variations of speech utterances. No two speech utterances are exactly alike, even if they are linguistically the same word. The difference is therefore, due to the paralinguistic content of the speech utterances. This leads to the conceptualization of the paralinguistic content of speech as arising from infinite variation. Infinite var...

Natural language processing (NLP) is gradually becoming a more multidisciplinary field, and research in remotely connected aspects of language such as paralinguistic phonetics may benefit from as well as contribute to some areas of NLP. This paper provides a brief overview of paralinguistic phonetics, and some current NLPrelated methods and models used in TTS and ASR systems today. In order to ...

This paper describes spontaneous dialogue speech synthesis based on multiple-regression hidden semi-Markov model (MRHSMM), which enables users to specify paralinguistic information of synthesized speech with a dimensional representation. Paralinguistic aspects of synthesized speech are controlled by multiple regression models whose explanatory variables are abstract dimensions such as pleasant-...

The aim of this research was to determine the ability level of paralinguistic production and comprehension in adults with intellectual disability (ID) with regard to the level of their intellectual functioning and presence of co-morbid psychiatric conditions or dual diagnosis (DD). The sample consisted of 120 participants of both genders, ranging in age between 20 and 56 years (M=31.82, SD=8.70...

Paralinguistic style, involving features of speech such as pitch and volume, is an important aspect of one's communicative competence. However, little is known about the behavioral traits and cognitive skills that relate to these aspects of speech. This study examined the extent to which ADHD traits and executive functioning (EF) related to the paralinguistic styles of 8- to 12-year-old childre...

An overview of some results from our own studies on speechreading is presented. Focus is on paralinguistic cues that assist in perception of the spoken signal. We elaborate on how the contextual, and especially the emotional cues are utilised in speechreading. We further discuss which skills are important in integrating paralinguistic cues and the linguistic signal in speechreading. As a basis ...