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International Conference on Computational Processing of the Portuguese Language - PROPOR 2012, Coimbra : Portugal (2012)
Constructing Physically Realistic VCV Stimuli for the Perception of Stop Voicing in European Portuguese
Daniel Pape ( ) 1, 2, Jesus Luis M.T. 2, Pascal Perrier 1
For the MAGIC/Gipsa-lab collaboration(s)
(2012-04-17)

In this book chapter we present the generation of physically realistic stimuli with a biomechanical speech production model, with the aim to produce perceptually appropriate VCV sets for the European Portuguese (EP) voicing distinction. The duration measures necessary for the biomechanical model were extracted from an extensive EP speech production database, recorded for this aim. The same database was used to generate realistic voicing extinction contours for the perceptual continuum. To assess the realistic accuracy of the biomechanically generated stimuli, we compared the biomechanical stimuli set to linear interpolation between articulatory targets, traditionally used for speech synthesis.
1:  Grenoble Images Parole Signal Automatique (GIPSA-lab)
CNRS : UMR5216 – Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I – Université Pierre-Mendès-France - Grenoble II – Université Stendhal - Grenoble III – Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology
2:  Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA)
Université d'Aveiro
MAGIC
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biomechanical modelling – perceptual cues – cue weighting – European Portuguese – voicing perception
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