METHOD OF DECODING NONVERBAL CUES IN CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT

摘要

A method for extracting verbal cues is presented which enhances a speech signal to increase the saliency and recognition of verbal cues including emotive verbal cues. In a further embodiment of the method, the method works in conjunction with a computer that displays a face which gestures and articulates non-verbal cues in accord with speech patterns that are also modified to enhance their verbal cues. The methods work to provide a means for allowing non-fluent speakers to better understand and learn foreign languages.