German Word-Final Devoicing in Naturally-Produced and TTS Speech

This study explores the production and perception of word-final devoicing in German across text-to-speech (from technology used in common voice-AI “smart” speaker devices—specifically, voices from Apple and Amazon) and naturally produced utterances. First, the phonetic realization of word-final devo...

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Main Authors: Aleese Block, Kristin Predeck, Georgia Zellou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/4/270