Modeling intonation: asking for confirmation in English

In this paper, we investigate how intonation is used to confirm a word in English. This intonation type is challenging to model, as it mixes narrow focus and question with variations based on accent location, phrasing and speaking rate. We build a model that predicts the intonation from the text, u...

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Main Authors: Shih, C, Kochanski, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003
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