A Novel Scheme to classify Read and Spontaneous Speech

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08012v1
• Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:16:52 GMT
• Title: A Novel Scheme to classify Read and Spontaneous Speech
• Authors: Sunil Kumar Kopparapu
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel scheme for identifying read and spontaneous speech. Our approach uses a pre-trained DeepSpeech audio-to-alphabet recognition engine.
• Score: 15.542726069501231
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased use of remote telephonic interviews, making it important to distinguish between scripted and spontaneous speech in audio recordings. In this paper, we propose a novel scheme for identifying read and spontaneous speech. Our approach uses a pre-trained DeepSpeech audio-to-alphabet recognition engine to generate a sequence of alphabets from the audio. From these alphabets, we derive features that allow us to discriminate between read and spontaneous speech. Our experimental results show that even a small set of self-explanatory features can effectively classify the two types of speech very effectively.

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