Emotion Recognition using Speech Features (SpringerBriefs in Speech Technology) - Softcover

Rao, K. Sreenivasa Rao; Koolagudi, Shashidhar G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461451426 ISBN 13: 9781461451426

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

“Emotion Recognition Using Speech Features” provides coverage of emotion-specific features present in speech. The author also discusses suitable models for capturing emotion-specific information for distinguishing different emotions. The content of this book is important for designing and developing natural and sophisticated speech systems. In this Brief, Drs. Rao and Koolagudi lead a discussion of how emotion-specific information is embedded in speech and how to acquire emotion-specific knowledge using appropriate statistical models. Additionally, the authors provide information about exploiting multiple evidences derived from various features and models. The acquired emotion-specific knowledge is useful for synthesizing emotions. Features includes discussion of: • Global and local prosodic features at syllable, word and phrase levels, helpful for capturing emotion-discriminative information; • Exploiting complementary evidences obtained from excitation sources, vocal tract systems and prosodic features in order to enhance the emotion recognition performance; • Proposed multi-stage and hybrid models for improving the emotion recognition performance. This brief is for researchers working in areas related to speech-based products such as mobile phone manufacturing companies, automobile companies, and entertainment products as well as researchers involved in basic and applied speech processing research.

About this title

About the Author

K. Sreenivasa Rao is at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
Shashidhar G, Koolagudi is at the Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India.

From the Back Cover

“Emotion Recognition Using Speech Features” covers emotion-specific features present in speech and discussion of suitable models for capturing emotion-specific information for distinguishing different emotions. The content of this book is important for designing and developing natural and sophisticated speech systems.

Drs. Rao and Koolagudi lead a discussion of how emotion-specific information is embedded in speech and how to acquire emotion-specific knowledge using appropriate statistical models. Additionally, the authors provide information about using evidence derived from various features and models. The acquired emotion-specific knowledge is useful for synthesizing emotions.

Discussion includes global and local prosodic features at syllable, word and phrase levels, helpful for capturing emotion-discriminative information; use of complementary evidences obtained from excitation sources, vocal tract systems and prosodic features in order to enhance the emotion recognition performance; and proposed multi-stage and hybrid models for improving the emotion recognition performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461451426
• ISBN 13: 9781461451426
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136