Abstract
This thesis describes an expert system able to animate (graphically) and reproduce (acoustically) a text in any language which uses the Latin alphabet. A rule editor has been developed to create and modify the set of letter-to-sound rules of the target language. A parser has been implemented to apply the set of rules and translate text-to-speech. Each phoneme has a unique sound and thus requires its particular positioning of the vocal organs which are displayed in two different projections: a front view and a profile cross view of a human face in synchronization with the output sounds of the speech synthesizer.
Recommended Citation
Ruiz, Joaquin Alberto Vila and Dekock, Arlan R., "A Computerized Audio-Visual Speech Model" (1986). Computer Science Technical Reports. 77.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/comsci_techreports/77
Department(s)
Computer Science
Report Number
CSc-86-4
Document Type
Technical Report
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1986 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
July 1986
Comments
This report is substantially the M.S. thesis of the first author, completed July 1986.