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Speech Signal Processing and Feature Extraction

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Spoken Language Generation and Understanding

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 59))

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Speech signal processing and feature extraction is the initial stage of any speech recognition system; it is through this component that the system views the speech signal itself. This chapter introduces general approaches to signal processing and feature extraction and surveys the techniques currently available in these areas.

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Wolf, J.J. (1980). Speech Signal Processing and Feature Extraction. In: Simon, J.C. (eds) Spoken Language Generation and Understanding. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9091-3_6

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