title: Phrase-level speech simulation with an airway modulation model of speech production.
abstract: Artificial talkers and speech synthesis systems have long been used as a means of understanding both speech production and speech perception. The development of an airway modulation model is described that simulates the time-varying changes of the glottis and vocal tract, as well as acoustic wave propagation, during speech production. The result is a type of artificial talker that can be used to study various aspects of how sound is generated by humans and how that sound is perceived by a listener. The primary components of the model are introduced and simulation of words and phrases are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Speech Acoustics Laboratory, Dept. of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, 1131 E. 2nd St., P.O. Box 210071, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States.
authors.forename: Brad H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Story
keywords: modulation; speech simulation; speech synthesis; vocal folds; vocal tract