Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems

. Ed(s): Granstrom, Bjorn; House, David; Karlsson, Inger

ISBN 10: 1402006357 / ISBN 13: 9781402006357

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002

Covers the topic of multimodality from a large number of different perspectives. This book provides the advanced student/researcher with a survey of theories of multimodal communication between people as well as reviewing many aspects of multimodal input/output in technical systems. Editor(s): Granstrom, Bjorn; House, David; Karlsson, Inger. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; UG; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781402006357

Synopsis:

This book is based on contributions to the Seventh European Summer School on Language and Speech Communication that was held at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, in July of 1999 under the auspices of the European Language and Speech Network (ELSNET). The topic of the summer school was "Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems" (MiLaSS). The issue of multimodality in interpersonal, face-to-face communication has been an important research topic for a number of years. With the increasing sophistication of computer-based interactive systems using language and speech, the topic of multimodal interaction has received renewed interest both in terms of human-human interaction and human-machine interaction. Nine lecturers contri­ buted to the summer school with courses on specialized topics ranging from the technology and science of creating talking faces to human-human communication, which is mediated by computer for the handicapped. Eight of the nine lecturers are represented in this book. The summer school attracted more than 60 participants from Europe, Asia and North America representing not only graduate students but also senior researchers from both academia and industry.

Review:

From the reviews:
"[...]the volume is a good introduction to an increasingly important area of speech and language research and provides a solid entry point for more detailed reading. It should be of interest both for use in teaching and for researchers and scholars seeking an introduction to this area." (Michael Johnston, Computational Linguistics, 29:02)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New