Subject: Talking to Computers From: Paul Grant <paulgrantd9@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:58:38 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_e0f681ff-1363-4549-b512-703ab9141732_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory list=2C I am currently writing my dissertation on computer speech=2C or more specif= ically human reaction=2C response and feelings when engaging in conversatio= n with a machine. The study is focusing on systems like "expressive speech = synthesis" (the computer analysing the incoming human voice and responding = accordingly) and asking whether we are ready and willing to engage with tec= hnology like this. I am having trouble finding literature that covers this subject=3B I have f= ound a lot of theory-based writing=2C such as Principles of Computer Speech= =2C (Witten=2C 1982) and Electronic Synthesis of Speech=2C (Linggard 1985) = covering speech synthesis itself but not much on what happens to humans whe= n using it. If anybody can suggest any books=2C journals or articles that would be a gr= eat help. Thank you. Paul Grant _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place =96 Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/= --_e0f681ff-1363-4549-b512-703ab9141732_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Dear Auditory list=2C<br><br>I am currently writing my dissertation on comp= uter speech=2C or more specifically human reaction=2C response and feelings= when engaging in conversation with a machine. The study is focusing on sys= tems like "expressive speech synthesis" (the computer analysing the incomin= g human voice and responding accordingly) and asking whether we are ready a= nd willing to engage with technology like this.<br><br>I am having trouble = finding literature that covers this subject=3B I have found a lot of theory= -based writing=2C such as Principles of Computer Speech=2C (Witten=2C 1982)= and Electronic Synthesis of Speech=2C (Linggard 1985) covering speech synt= hesis itself but not much on what happens to humans when using it.<br><br>I= f anybody can suggest any books=2C journals or articles that would be a gre= at help.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>Paul Grant<br><br><br /><hr />Surfing the= web just got more rewarding. <a href=3D'http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-= explorer-8/?ocid=3DT010MSN07A0716U' target=3D'_new'>Download the New Inter= net Explorer 8</a></body> </html>= --_e0f681ff-1363-4549-b512-703ab9141732_--