Automatic detection of speech disorders with the use of Hidden Markov Model
Abstract
The most frequently used methods of automatic detection and classification of speech disordersare based on experimental determination of specific distinctive features for a given kind ofdisorder, and working out a suitable algorithm that finds such a disorder in the acoustic signal. Forexample, for detection of prolonged phonemes, analysis of the duration of articulation is used, andon the contrary, phoneme repetition can be detected with the spectrum correlation methods.Additionally, in the case of prolonged phonemes, classification based on their kind is required(nasal or whispered phonemes, vowels, consonants, etc). Therefore, for every kind of a disorder, aseparate algorithm needs to be worked out.Another, more flexible approach is the application of the Hidden Markov Models (HMM). Forthe needs of the presented work, the HMM procedures were implemented and some basic tests ofspeech disorder detection were conducted.
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/ai.2007.7.1.91-100
Date of publication: 2015-01-04 00:00:00
Date of submission: 2016-04-27 10:31:31
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