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Speech Processing I
Sprachverarbeitung I
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:07:01
Abstract
Fundamentals of speech signal processing and introduction to text-to-speech synthesis and speech recognition.
Objective
Knowledge of the fundamentals of speech processing. Acquisition of practical experience in this field. Introduction to text-to-speech synthesis and speech recognition.
Content
Basic considerations of speech and language: Human communication, description of speech and language, human speech production and perception. Synopsis of speech and language processing topics. Analysis, represenation and properties of speech signals: Time and frequency domain representations, quasi-stationarity, formants, pitch, short-time analysis, spectrum, autocorrelation, linear prediction, homomorphic analysis. Fundamental problems of speech synthesis: Relations between text and speech; methods of speech production; prosody control. Fundamental problems of speech recognition: Variability of speech signals, speech features for speech recognition, pattern matching (distance measures, dynamic programming), and introduction to speech recognition with hidden Markov models.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Yes (available at the assistence in ETZ D97.5)
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- DS , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- oral 30 minutes
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Sprachverarbeitung I |
|
4 h weekly |