Introducing Speech and Language Processing

by John Coleman

Overview

Assuming knowledge of only the very basics of linguistics, this major new textbook provides a concise and accessible introduction to speech and language processing. Students are introduced to topics such as digital signal processing, speech analysis and synthesis, finite-state machines, automatic speech recognition, parsing and probabilistic grammars, and are shown from a very elementary level how to work with two programming languages, C and Prolog.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521530699
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/03/2005
Series:	Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics
Edition description:	Book & CD-ROM
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.89(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

John Coleman is Director of the Phonetics Laboratory and Reader in Phonetics at Oxford University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Sounds and numbers; 3. Digital filters and resonators; 4. Frequency analysis and linear predictive coding; 5. Finite state machines; 6. Introduction to speech recognition techniques; 7. Probabilistic finite-state models; 8. Parsing; 9. Using probabilistic grammars.

Editorial Reviews

'An excellent book for beginners in linguistics and speech science with PC experience but no programming knowledge.' Yoshinori Sagisaka, GITI Waseda University, Japan, and Editor-in-Chief, Speech Communication

'In conclusion, Coleman has produced an excellent textbook and one which will be extremely valuable to many students and teachers since it does a great deal to render accessible an area which is usually only covered by much more technical works.' Journal of the International Phonetic Association

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