Evaluation of Text and Speech Systems
by Laila Dybkjaer, Holmer Hemsen, and Wolfgang Minker
In its nine chapters, this book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art and best practice in several sub-fields of evaluation of text and speech systems and components. The evaluation aspects covered include speech and speaker recognition, speech synthesis, animated talking agents, part-of-speech tagging, parsing, and natural language software like machine translation, information retrieval, question answering, spoken dialogue systems, data resources, and annotation schemes. With its broad...
Children's Language
by Keith E Nelson, Ayhan Aksu-Koc, and Carolyn E Johnson
This volume presents a coherent set of papers based on several presentations at the IASCL meeting. For scholars of children's language and narrative and its development.
Carl Wilhelm Salice Contessa: Schriften. Band 2
by Carl Wilhelm Salice Contessa
This entertaining and innovative book focuses on vocal performance styles that developed in tandem with the sound technologies of the phonograph, radio, and sound film. Writing in a clear and lively style, Jacob Smith looks at these media technologies and industries through the lens of performance, bringing to light a fascinating nexus of performer, technology, and audience. Combining theories of film sound, cultural histories of sound technologies and industries, and theories of performance, Sm...
The Bully Pulpit, Presidential Speeches, and the Shaping of Public Policy
Issue framing is the way that people, especially politicians, get other people to view a particular problem or issue. By framing the issue in a particular way, the goal is to get people to think about the issue, to believe that an action is required and, most importantly, to believe that a particular action (the one being proposed by the framer) is the right one. The use of language and imagery is an essential part of issue framing and has been an integral part of the presidency since our natio...
Sur la base d'une analyse d'un corpus d'une soixantaine de manuels scolaires de la Suisse romande et de la Suisse alemanique et sur l'etude des idees des linguistes feministes de langue francaise et de langue allemande et des reactions a leurs idees, cet ouvrage tente d'apporter des reponses aux questions suivantes: Quelles sont les idees de la linguistique feministe quant aux noms communs de personnes ? Dans quelle mesure ces idees sont-elles reconnues comme la norme ? Quelle est la representat...
Figurative Language and Cognitive Science
The articles in this special issue focus on experimental psychological, neuropsychological, and computer-based approaches to figurative language, suggesting the enormous impact of cognitive science on our understanding of figurative language. Where, exactly, does figurative language fit in the larger scheme of things? The basic thesis is that much of intelligent behavior partakes of indirectness -- layeredness, levels, embeddedness, and tangled hierarchies. Deficiencies in this respect, brought...
Frames, Fields, and Contrasts
Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the lexicon. The demand for a fuller and more adequate understanding of lexical meaning required by developments in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science has stimulated a refocused interest in linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. Different disciplines have studied lexical structure from their own vantage points, and because scholars have only intermittently communicated across disciplines, there has been litt...
Few things are as challenging as crafting a written expression of grief. With the expert guidance and sample writings offered here, anyone can create a moving tribute to the deceased. Whether for the loss of a spouse, parent, or sibling, or in the devastating wake of a suicide or a child's death, these many examples will help you prepare an eloquent eulogy, obituary, or letter of condolence. Also included are suggestions for writing for the loss
This is the first book to focus exclusively on an examination of early 21st-century adult reading aloud. The dominant contemporary image of reading in much of the world is that of a silent, solitary activity. This book challenges this dominant discourse, acknowledging the diversity of reading practices that adults perform or experience in different communities, languages, contexts and phases of our lives, outlining potential educational implications and next steps for literacy teaching and resea...
These addresses and responses, sometimes appropriately humorous, are gracious expressions to add dignity to the occasion. The selections will delight your audiences and put you at ease on your feet.
In this latest issue of "Free Speech Yearbook, "Franklyn S. Haiman discusses "On Being Politically Correct in a Free Society"; Stephen C. Wood and Jean DeWitt write on "The Popular Party and the Trial of John Peter Zenger: Exposing and Opposing Arbitrary Power"; and Maurine H. Beasley deals with "Women Journalists and Freedom of the Press: A Preliminary Historical Inquiry." Marouf Hasian, Jr., and Edward Panetta examine "Richard Posner s Redefinition of the Marketplace of Ideas: A Law and Econo...
So, You've Got a Story to Sell "Corey Rosen's book is a great resource. I know I will return to it again and again for ideas, inspiration, and entertainment." Samantha Harris, cohost of Dancing with the Stars and Entertainment Tonight and author of Your Healthiest Healthy #1 New Release in Speech and Public Speaking Learn how to tell a good story with Your Story, Well Told! Jam-packed with some of the best storytelling strategies, this manual gives creatives the confidence bump they need to...
Coping with Stammering (Overcoming Common Problems S.)
by Trudy Stewart and Jackie Turnbull
This is a self-help guide for adults who stammer, covering the roots of the problem and the emotional and practical difficulties a stammer can cause. Many people find the hardest thing is taking the first steps towards getting help, and this book is designed to help understand these difficulties and make effective change. There are tips for situations that many people find hard to cope with, like answering the telephone. There is advice on how to cope at work and in job interviews, how to handle...