Developmental trajectory of tongue control for speech with real-time MRI

本项目旨在评估语音过程中舌头控制的发展轨迹，将动态三维声道建模与声信号联系起来。通过优化实时核磁共振成像技术来捕捉和模拟发音运动，该项目希望加速理解舌头对语言的控制是如何发展、掌握的，以及如何受到快速生长和外国口音等因素的干扰。预期的结果是通过真实的生理数据，对不同说话者的声道如何变化以及语言如何重塑有了新的理解。通过语言学、语音科学和自动语音识别/合成等不同领域的改进方法和理论发展，将实现显著的收益。

This project aims to evaluate the developmental trajectory of tongue control during speech, relating dynamic 3D vocal tract modelling to the acoustic signal. By optimising real-time MRI technology to capture and model articulatory movements, the project expects to accelerate understanding of how tongue control for speech is developed, mastered, and perturbed by factors such as rapid growth and foreign accent. Expected outcome is a new understanding of how different speakers' vocal tracts change and how speech is reshaped, informed by real physiological data. Significant benefits will be realised through refined methods and theory development for diverse fields e.g. linguistics, speech science, and automatic speech recognition/synthesis.