Speech Communications

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The wireless communications industry relies heavily on advanced speech coding techniques, and the integration of personal computers with voice technology is set for growth. This revised second edition provides a timely overview of speech processing science, helping readers keep pace with rapid advancements. It serves as an interdisciplinary introduction for students in electrical engineering, computer science, systems engineering, linguistics, audiology, and psychology. The volume explores how humans generate and interpret speech while detailing how machines simulate human speech and efficiently code it for transmission. By blending fundamental principles with technical details, it offers essential insights into the field. Readers will learn state-of-the-art techniques for analyzing, coding, recognizing, and synthesizing speech. Additionally, it provides an understanding of the limitations of current technology and an informed perspective on future trends in speech research. With its integrated approach to human and machine speech production and perception, this book stands out in the field. It includes up-to-date references and web addresses for further exploration of speech communication research.