Abstract
The Utsunomiya University (UU) Spoken Dialogue Database for Paralinguistic Information Studies, now available to the public, is introduced. The UU database is intended mainly for use in understanding the usage, structure and effect of paralinguistic information in expressive Japanese conversational speech. This paper describes the outline, design, building, and key properties of the UU database, to show how the corpus meets the demands of speech scientists and developers who are interested in the nature of expressive dialogue speech.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Campbell, N.: The JST/CREST ESP project – a mid-term progress report. In: 1st JST/CREST Intl. Workshop Expressive Speech Processing, pp. 61–70 (2003)
Anderson, A.H., Bader, M., Bard, E.G., Doherty, G., Garrod, S., Isard, S., Kowtko, J., McAllister, J., Miller, J., Sotillo, C., Thompson, H., Weinert, R.: The HCRC Map Task Corpus. Lang. Speech 34, 351–366 (1991)
Horiuchi, Y., Nakano, Y., Koiso, H., Ishizaki, M., Suzuki, H., Okada, M., Naka, M., Tutiya, S., Ichikawa, A.: The Design and Statistical Characterization of the Japanese Map Task Dialogue Corpus. J. JSAI 14, 261–272 (1999)
JSAI SIG of Corpus-Based Research for Discourse and Dialogue: Japanese Slash Unit (Utterance Unit) Labeling Manual Ver. 2.0.1 (2002)
Mori, H.: Basic Unit in Annotating Paralinguistic Information for Conversational Speech. JSAI SIG Notes SIG-SLUD-A 603, 9–14 (2007)
Cowie, R., Douglas-Cowie, E., Tsapatsoulis, N., Votsis, G., Kollias, S., Fellentz, W., Taylor, J.G.: Emotion Recognition in Human-Computer Interaction. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine 18, 32–80 (2001)
Cowie, R., Cornelius, R.R.: Describing the Emotional States that are Expressed in Speech. Speech Communication 40, 5–32 (2003)
Russell, J.A., Bullock, M.: Multidimensional Scaling of Emotional Facial Expressions: Similarity from Preschoolers to Adults. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 48, 1290–1298 (1985)
Russell, J.A., Weiss, A., Mendelsohn, G.A.: Affect Grid: A Single-Item Scale of Pleasure and Arousal. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 57, 493–502 (1989)
Schlosberg, H.: The Description of Facial Expressions in terms of Two Dimensions. J. Exp. Psychol. 44, 229–237 (1952)
Burgoon, J.K., Buller, D.B., Woodall, W.G.: Nonverbal Communication: The Unspoken Dialogue. Harper and Row, New York (1989)
Palmer, M.T.: Controlling Conversation: Turns, Topics and Interpersonal Control. Commun. Monogr. 56, 1–18 (1990)
Stang, D.J.: Effect of Interaction Rate on Ratings of Leadership and Liking. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 27, 405–408 (1973)
Rosenthal, R., Hall, J.A., DiMatteo, M.R., Rogers, P.L., Archer, D.: Sensitivity to Nonverbal Communication: The PONS Test. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (1979)
Keeley, M., Hart, A.: Nonverbal Behaviors in Dyadic Interaction. In: Duck, S.W. (ed.) Dynamics of Relationships. Understanding Relationship Processes, vol. 4, pp. 135–162. Sage, Newbury Park (1994)
Miller, G.R., Stiff, J.B.: Deceptive Communication. Sage, Newbury Park (1993)
Argyle, M., Dean, J.: Eye Contact, Distance, and Affiliation. Sociometry 28, 289–304 (1965)
Patterson, M.L.: A Functional Approach to Nonverbal Exchange. In: Feldman, R.S., Rime, B. (eds.) Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior, pp. 458–495. Cambridge University Press, New York (1991)
Warner, R.M., Malloy, D., Schneider, K., Knoth, R., Wilder, B.: Rhythmic Organization of Social Interaction and Observer Ratings of Positive Affect and Involvement. J. Nonverbal Behav. 11, 57–74 (1987)
Argyle, M., Alkema, F., Gilmour, R.: The Communication of Friendly and Hostile Attitudes by Verbal and Non-Verbal Signals. Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. 1, 385–402 (1972)
Mehrabian, A., Ksionsky, S.: A Theory of Affiliation. Heath & Co., Lexington (1974)
Duck, S.W.: Social Context of Relationships. Understanding Relationship Processes, vol. 3. Sage, Newbury Park (1993)
Mori, H., Aizawa, H., Kasuya, H.: Consistency and Agreement of Paralinguistic Information Annotation for Conversational Speech. J. Acoust. Soc. Jpn. 61, 690–697 (2005)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Mori, H., Satake, T., Nakamura, M., Kasuya, H. (2008). UU Database: A Spoken Dialogue Corpus for Studies on Paralinguistic Information in Expressive Conversation. In: Sojka, P., Horák, A., Kopeček, I., Pala, K. (eds) Text, Speech and Dialogue. TSD 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5246. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87391-4_55
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87391-4_55
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-87390-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-87391-4
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)