{"product_id":"9780792344988","title":"An Introduction to Text-to-Speech Synthesis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eText, Speech and Language Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAn Introduction to Text-to-Speech Synthesis\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThierry Dutoit\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Signals \u0026amp; Signal Processing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Introduction to Text-to-Speech Synthesis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comprehensive introduction to the subject. The author treats two areas of speech synthesis: Part I of the book concerns natural language processing and the inherent problems it presents for speech synthesis; Part II focuses on digital signal processing, with an emphasis on the concatenative approach. Both parts of the text guide the reader through the material in a step-by-step easy-to-follow way. \u003cbr\u003eThis is the first book to treat the topic of speech synthesis from the perspective of two different engineering approaches. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in phonetics and speech communication, in both academia and industry.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThierry Dutoit\u003c\/em\u003e graduated as an electrical engineer and PhD from the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium, in 1988 and 1993, respectively. He is now assistant professor at the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons and consultant for AT\u0026amp;T Labs Research in Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA. He is the author of the widely acclaimed MBROLA high quality free speech synthesis project.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780792344988\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e285\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51523285713036,"sku":"9780792344988","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792344988.jpg?v=1784758133","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792344988","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}