Speech, Prosody, and Machines: Nine Challenges for Prosody Research
Speech, Prosody, and Machines: Nine Challenges for Prosody Research
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10.21437/speechprosody.2018-159
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2018-06
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A. Rosenberg
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A. Rosenberg
语音技术正变得越来越普遍。传统的基于电话的交互式语音系统已经加入了虚拟助理和导航系统，以创建一个广泛的语音技术生态系统。韵律是人类交流的重要组成部分，但机器在理解韵律信息和产生类似人类语调的能力方面仍然落后。本文提出了九个挑战，旨在有效地和更彻底地集成到当前的语音技术的韵律。其中包括围绕数据可用性和实用性、语言理论差距和具体技术问题的长期和当代担忧。这些挑战中的每一个都受到了一定的关注，有必要进行更多的工作，使语音技术中的韵律角色更接近其在人类交流中的角色。
Speech technology is becoming commonplace. Traditional telephony based interactive voice systems have been joined by virtual assistants and navigation systems to create a broad ecosystem of voice enabled technologies. Prosody is an essential component to human communication, but machines still lag in their ability to understand information communicated prosodically and to produce human-like intonation. This paper poses nine challenges designed to effectively and more thoroughly integrate prosody into current speech technologies. These include long-standing and contemporary concerns surrounding the availability and utility of data, gaps in linguistic theory and specific technological issues. Each of these challenges have received some attention, additional work is necessary to bring the role of prosody in speech technology closer to its role in human communication.