Articulatory rate variations on a speech conversational corpus with different interaction types
Variations de débit articulatoire sur un corpus conversationnel avec différents types d'interactions
Résumé
Current questions (robotics, forensic, etc.) require a better understanding of individual speech properties. Research in this field is regularly confronted to variability (intra- and inter-speakers) issues, especially in spontaneous speech. This study aims to document rate variations in a spontaneous speech corpus, by taking into account various factors that can influence their production like type of interaction. 16 speakers are analyzed in a corpus of conversational dialogues. Our results show that speakers have an average higher speech rate in conversational speech than in read speech with a fairly strong inter-speaker variation. Nevertheless, we observe a large overlap between speaker’s individual rates. A closer observation of a dialogues during the conversations doesn’t show variation according to interaction types but confirm an adaptation to the rate of the interlocutor.
RESUME Des questions actuelles (robotiques, judiciaires, etc.) recourent au besoin de mieux comprendre les caractéristiques de la parole des individus. Les recherches, dans ce domaine se heurtent régulièrement aux questions de variabilité (intra et inter-locuteurs), tout particulièrement en situation de parole spontanée. Cette étude vise à mieux cerner les variations de débit des locuteurs dans un corpus de parole spontanée en prenant en compte différents facteurs pouvant influencer leur production tel que le type d'interaction. 16 locuteurs sont analysés dans un corpus de dialogues conversationnels. Nos résultats montrent que les locuteurs ont en moyenne un débit plus élevé en parole conversationnelle qu'en parole lue avec une variation inter-locuteurs assez forte. On observe malgré tout un important chevauchement des valeurs pour l'ensemble des locuteurs. Une observation plus fine des dialogues ne montre pas d'influence du type d'interaction mais confirme une adaptation du débit à l'interlocuteur. ABSTRACT Articulatory rate variations on a speech conversational corpus with different interaction types Current questions (robotics, forensic, etc.) require a better understanding of individual speech properties. Research in this field is regularly confronted to variability (intra-and inter-speakers) issues, especially in spontaneous speech. This study aims to document rate variations in a spontaneous speech corpus, by taking into account various factors that can influence their production like type of interaction. 16 speakers are analyzed in a corpus of conversational dialogues. Our results show that speakers have an average higher speech rate in conversational speech than in read speech with a fairly strong inter-speaker variation. Nevertheless, we observe a large overlap between speaker's individual rates. A closer observation of a dialogues during the conversations doesn't show variation according to interaction types but confirm an adaptation to the rate of the interlocutor.