Removing preglottalization from unit-selection synthesis: towards the linguistic naturalness of synthetic czech speech

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dc.contributor.authorMatoušek, Jindřich
dc.contributor.authorSkarnitzl, Radek
dc.contributor.authorTihelka, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMachač, Pavel
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T12:12:24Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T12:12:24Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstract-translatedThis paper represents another step towards the linguistic naturalness of synthetic Czech. Its main goal is to eliminate undesirable occurrences of the so-called parasitic speechsounds, specifically preglottalization, from synthesized speech. After explaining the nature of parasitic speechsounds in Czech, we present procedures for both automatic detection and segmentation of these sounds in the source speech recordings. The main contribution of this paper consists in the proposal and implementation of two ways of synthesizing speech without preglottalization---cutting the parasitic sound from the signal and penalizing preglottalization during unit selection. Both these ways succeeded in suppressing the intrusiveness of preglottalization, with the latter method being evaluated as superior.en
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dc.identifier.citationMATOUŠEK, Jindřich; SKARNITZL, Radek; TIHELKA, Daniel; MACHAČ, Pavel. Removing preglottalization from unit-selection synthesis: towards the linguistic naturalness of synthetic czech speech. In: IAENG International Journal of Computer Science, 2012, 39, p. 147-154. ISSN 1819-656X.en
dc.identifier.issn1819-656X
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.kky.zcu.cz/cs/publications/MatousekJ_2012_Removing
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/17012
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInternational Association of Engineersen
dc.rights© Jindřich Matoušek - Radek Skarnitzl - Daniel Tihelka - Pavel Machačcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subjectparazitní­ zvuk řečics
dc.subjectpreglotalizacecs
dc.subjectlingvistická přirozenostcs
dc.subjectsyntéza řečics
dc.subjectvýběr jednotkycs
dc.subject.translatedparasitic speech sounden
dc.subject.translatedpreglottalizationen
dc.subject.translatedlinguistic naturalnessen
dc.subject.translatedspeech synthesisen
dc.subject.translatedunit selectionen
dc.titleRemoving preglottalization from unit-selection synthesis: towards the linguistic naturalness of synthetic czech speechen
dc.title.alternativeOdstranění preglotalizace ze syntézy výběrem jednotek: Zvyšování lingvistické přirozenosti syntetické češtinycs
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen

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