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Speech Production

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Encyclopedia of Biometrics

Synonyms

Sound generation; Speech system

Definition

Speech production is the process of uttering articulated sounds or words, i.e., how humans generate meaningful speech. It is a complex feedback process in which hearing, perception, and information processing in the nervous system and the brain are also involved.

Speaking is in essence the by-product of a necessary bodily process, the expulsion from the lungs of air charged with carbon dioxide after it has fulfilled its function in respiration. Most of the time, one breathes out silently; but it is possible, by contracting and relaxing the vocal tract, to change the characteristics of the air expelled from the lungs.

Introduction

Speech is one of the most natural forms of communication for human beings. Researchers in speech technology are working on developing systems with the ability to understand speech and speak with a human being.

Human-computer interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Laura Docio-Fernandez

  2. Atlantic Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

    Carmen García Mateo

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  1. Laura Docio-Fernandez
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  2. Carmen García Mateo
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  1. Center for Biometrics and Security, Research & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Stan Z. Li

  2. Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Anil K. Jain

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Docio-Fernandez, L., García Mateo, C. (2015). Speech Production. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7488-4_199

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