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Acoustic Characteristics and Pitch Accent Realization in English Elliptical Sentences - VP-ellipsis, sluicing, gapping - (영어 생략구문의 음성적 특성과 피치악센트 실현 양상-동사구 생략, 슬루싱, 공소화를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Hee-Sung
    • Speech Sciences
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.119-136
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    • 2004
  • Ellipsis is the figure of speech characterized by the deliberate omission of words that are obviously understood, but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically or semantically complete. The purpose of this study is to examine how ellipsis affects its adjacent elements acoustically and phonologically in English VP-ellipsis, sluicing and gapping. In the experiment, the realizations by English native speakers are set as the criteria for the observing point and are compared to Korean speakers' realizations. For the results, while English native speakers utilized various acoustic information such as word duration and pitch range and phonological information such as pith accent realization in order to intend the cues for decoding the missing constituent, Korean English learners relied on only duration information and could not use various information effectively.

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Sentence design for speech recognition database

  • Zu Yiqing
    • Proceedings of the KSPS conference
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    • 1996.10a
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    • pp.472-472
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    • 1996
  • The material of database for speech recognition should include phonetic phenomena as much as possible. At the same time, such material should be phonetically compact with low redundancy[1, 2]. The phonetic phenomena in continuous speech is the key problem in speech recognition. This paper describes the processing of a set of sentences collected from the database of 1993 and 1994 "People's Daily"(Chinese newspaper) which consist of news, politics, economics, arts, sports etc.. In those sentences, both phonetic phenometla and sentence patterns are included. In continuous speech, phonemes always appear in the form of allophones which result in the co-articulary effects. The task of designing a speech database should be concerned with both intra-syllabic and inter-syllabic allophone structures. In our experiments, there are 404 syllables, 415 inter-syllabic diphones, 3050 merged inter-syllabic triphones and 2161 merged final-initial structures in read speech. Statistics on the database from "People's Daily" gives and evaluation to all of the possible phonetic structures. In this sentence set, we first consider the phonetic balances among syllables, inter-syllabic diphones, inter-syllabic triphones and semi-syllables with their junctures. The syllabic balances ensure the intra-syllabic phenomena such as phonemes, initial/final and consonant/vowel. the rest describes the inter-syllabic jucture. The 1560 sentences consist of 96% syllables without tones(the absent syllables are only used in spoken language), 100% inter-syllabic diphones, 67% inter-syllabic triphones(87% of which appears in Peoples' Daily). There are rougWy 17 kinds of sentence patterns which appear in our sentence set. By taking the transitions between syllables into account, the Chinese speech recognition systems have gotten significantly high recognition rates[3, 4]. The following figure shows the process of collecting sentences. [people's Daily Database] -> [segmentation of sentences] -> [segmentation of word group] -> [translate the text in to Pin Yin] -> [statistic phonetic phenomena & select useful paragraph] -> [modify the selected sentences by hand] -> [phonetic compact sentence set]

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A Study on Cerebral palsied children's Visual Perception

  • Lee Hyo-Jeong
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.265-276
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    • 2003
  • This study was to investigate the dffects of a color reversal visual perceptual training program on spastic cerebral palsied children's figure-ground discrimination disabilities and to investigate the difference between the control group and experimental group. Subjects of the study were composed of children with spastic cerebral palsy whose age varied from five to seven years old, whose I.Q. was over 70 and whose P.Q. was over 70. Implication of this study can be summarized as follows; First, Perceptual training and speech training programs should be emphasized to improve the preparative ability of spastic cerebral palsied children. Problems of perception cerebral palsied children are concerned with figure-ground discrimination disability. Second, Though it was demonstrated that color reversal visual perceptual training program can be effective through the prestudies and this study, more researches should be made to apply this kind of theory in real education environments. More interest in different color forms for training of cerebral palsied children should be taken. Third, Reprecations of the study should be considered with modified group identities(age, I.Q., P.Q.).

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A Graphical Understanding on the Protection of Advertising as Expression (표현으로서의 광고의 보호 정도에 대한 탐구: 인격권 관련 판례에 대한 분석을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Jae-Jin
    • Korean journal of communication and information
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    • v.32
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    • pp.333-367
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    • 2006
  • This paper attempted to examine to what extent advertising as expression has been constitutionally protected through an analysis on the reputational-right-related legal cases. In order to make the understanding more clearly, this paper applied Van Alstyne's graphical depiction on how commercial speech is protected compared with other constitutional rights such as political speech, private expression, defamation, and obscene expression. Through the analysis, this paper found out that first, in the legal cases, there has been no consideration on whether the status of the plaintiff is public figure or private figure, whereas in the libel cases, Korean courts has made a distinction between public figure and private figure since 2002; second, when the case is concerned with corporations, the Korean courts do not give consideration on the status of corporation, while the status of corporation is a somewhat important factor in deciding the degree of responsibility in the U.S.; third, even though it is clear that advertising in Korea is being protected as expression, it is nebulous whether it is well balanced with other personal rights that are constitutionally protected. Conclusively, applying the Alstyne's graphical depiction on Korean advertising, it advertising as expression in Korea is being provided lower protection than defamation. To put it differently, like the case in the U.S., advertising, although it is allegedly protected as expression, does not yet enjoy full-fledged constitutional protection in Korean society. Rather, there must be some actions to be taken to enhance the degree of protection of advertising.

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How to Use EVT Figures for Actor Voice Training II (배우 음성 훈련을 위한 EVT 구조연습 활용방안 II)

  • Lee, Young-Su
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.647-664
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    • 2022
  • This study explores the possibility that the figure of the Estill Voice Training model, which is based on speech science, can contribute to the expansion of vocal expertise in the acting art where an actor creates a character. The purpose of this study is to examine the usage plan. The training model through the fluidity and structural functionality of the voice production organ is differentiated from the existing voice training that focuses only on the results of sound due to its ambiguous abstraction. Developing the voluntary coordination ability of the occipital region and vocal tract, such as False Vocal Folds, Cricoid Cartilage, Velum, AES, and Anchoring, has scientific efficiency that makes it easier to produce artistic target sounds, and it is a technical skill that can creatively overcome the functional limitations faced by actors. It can be used as a methodology. The Estill model Figure, which is a principle training for harmony and coordination between the elements of voice production, has a practical value that can be used as an alternative training model for the voice education of actors in Korea, where images and abstractions are the mainstream.

Features for Figure Speech Recognition in Noise Environment (잡음환경에서의 숫자음 인식을 위한 특징파라메타)

  • Lee, Jae-Ki;Koh, Si-Young;Lee, Kwang-Suk;Hur, Kang-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.473-476
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    • 2005
  • This paper is proposed a robust various feature parameters in noise. Feature parameter MFCC(Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient) used in conventional speech recognition shows good performance. But, parameter transformed feature space that uses PCA(Principal Component Analysis)and ICA(Independent Component Analysis) that is algorithm transformed parameter MFCC's feature space that use in old for more robust performance in noise is compared with the conventional parameter MFCC's performance. The result shows more superior performance than parameter and MFCC that feature parameter transformed by the result ICA is transformed by PCA.

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How to Use EVT Figures for Actor Voice Training I (배우 음성 훈련을 위한 EVT 구조연습 활용방안 I)

  • Lee, Young-Su
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.9
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    • pp.136-148
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    • 2021
  • In this study, the theoretical principle and structural practice of Estill Voice Training model that enables independent control of voice organs in the actor's acting art using voice as a medium of artistic expression. Its purpose is to explore the positive utility that can be applied to operation. The research on the speech science methodology that controls the differences in speech output due to the principle of the generation organ is a reality that has not been actively introduced in Korea compared to the existing actor's speech training that encompasses both the mind and the body. Voice can guarantee the accuracy and stability of operation when an understanding of our body is preceded based on anatomical physiology as well as contribute to the characterization of the character's phonetic character an element of character creation. Considering the training model through proprioception in actor voice training has practical value and alternative significance that the actor can be sought as a principle and practical methodology in the process of generating a series of target sounds.

A Study on the Realization of Wireless Home Network System Using High-performance Speech Recognition in Variable Position (가변위치 고음성인식 기술을 이용한 무선 홈 네트워크 시스템 구현에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Jun-Chul;Choi, Sang-Bang;Park, Chan-Sub;Kim, Se-Yong;Kim, Ki-Man;Kang, Suk-Youb
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.991-998
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    • 2010
  • In realization of wireless home network system using speech recognition in indoor voice recognition environment, background noise and reverberation are two main causes of digression in voice recognition system. In this study, the home network system resistant to reverberation and background noise using voice section detection method based on spectral entropy in indoor recognition environment is to be realized. Spectral subtraction can reduce the effect of reverberation and remove noise independent from voice signal by eliminating signal distorted by reverberation in spectrum. For effective spectral subtraction, the correct separation of voice section and silent section should be accompanied and for this, improvement of performance needs to be done, applying to voice section detection method based on entropy. In this study, experimental and indoor environment testing is carried out to figure out command recognition rate in indoor recognition environment. The test result shows that command recognition rate improved in static environment and reverberant room condition, using voice section detection method based on spectral entropy.

When the Botulinium Toxin Injection Is Effective in Stutters (말더듬에서 언제 보툴리늄독소주입술이 효과적인가에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Cheol Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.46-50
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    • 2015
  • Background and Objectives:Laryngeal hyperkinetic movements of stuttering patients is similar to that of adductor spasmodic dysphonia. There has been studies on implementing botulinium toxin injections to treat stuttering. However, the opinions on the bouolinium toxin injection's effects on stuttering patients vary. In this study authors aim to figure out when the botulinium toxin injection improves stuttering patients. Materials and Methods:Stuttering patients who could receive botulinium toxin injection participated in this study. Age differences, gender differences, electroglottogrphic test, aerodynamic test in botulinium toxin injection treatment of stuttering were analyzed. Results:The botulinium toxin injection had statistically significant impact on patients who showed low mean air flow rate during aerodynamic study. Conclusion:The botulinium toxin injection could reduce stuttering of patients with low mean air flow rate in aerodynamic study.

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