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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAnalytical Study of Fujisaki’s Model of Fundamental Frequency Contour for Thai TonesSuphattharachai Chomphan, Chutarat ChompunthProblem statement: Tone of a tonal language is an important feature of a prosodic syllable to identify the meanings of that syllable or that part of word. Ii is very crucial to model the feature related to tone of speech to achieve the most naturalness in speech communication. Approach: The study presents an approach to analyze the model parameters of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 10 · 16 Aug 2012 · 6,991 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThai Dialects and Structural Modeling with NoisesSuphattharachai Chomphan, Numchok Budwong, Sirarot PreechatanapojFundamental Frequency (F0) conveys the prosodic information of the human speech. The modeling of the dialects’ F0 in a particular language is vital issue that should be taken into account. Four main dialects are spoken in different regions of Thailand including central, north, northeast and south regions. Another important issue is the environmental noises which is often be perceived in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2013 · 6,619 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Environmental Noises on Fundamental Frequency Contours of Thai Expressive SpeechSuphattharachai Chomphan, Chutarat ChompunthProblem statement: The expressive speech of Thai had been studied for a short period of time. An important feature of speech was fundamental frequency (F0) which defines the human speech prosody. It could be used to distinguish the difference between several types of expressive speech. The environmental noises affect the F0 contour for Thai dialects as concluded in the previous … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 8 · 28 Jun 2012 · 6,907 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReading Acquisition and Phonological Awareness: Beyond the Segmental LevelCyrille Magne, Melissa BrockProblem statement: Phonological awareness is a major contributor to reading development. While the literature has primarily focused on the segmental aspect of phonology, suprasegmental information, namely prosody, has been largely underexplored in comparison. Approach: This review focuses on recent behavioral and neuroimaging studies on the development of prosody sensitivity during early childhood and the influence of prosody on reading processes. … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2012 · 13,737 accessesView PDF Cite