Expressive speech: Production, perception and application to speech synthesis

Abstract

This paper reviews some of the recent issues and findings in the area of production and perception of expressive speech and the application to speech synthesis. Specifically, it discusses some of the current problems with data collection, labeling, techniques for analyzing voice quality and applying speech synthesis as an analysis tool. Directions for future work in order to improve synthesis of expressive speech are suggested along the lines of better modeling, labeling and voice quality analysis.