Can we reduce misperceptions of emotional content of speech in the noisy environments?

期間：2019年9月 – 2021年3月
助成種目：日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 研究活動スタート支援
課題番号：19K24373
URL：https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19K24373/

Our proposed research is aimed at reducing misunderstanding of emotional content of speech produced under the noisy condition. We will firstly learn modifications that the well-trained speakers modify their emotional speech when they are in the noisy environments. Then we will apply the modifications learned from well-trained speakers to less-trained speakers to make the less-trained speakers’ emotional speech in noise less confusable. Finally, we will extend our study to enhance emotion of speech for any given speaker in the noisy environments.