Sentence examples for speech timing from inspiring English sources

We present a model of suprasegmental speech timing based on the assumption that speech patterns are shaped by global and local adjustments of trade-offs between conflicting demands of minimizing production effort and maximizing perceptual clarity.

Decomposition into phone-specific measures allows for a more refined analysis of speech timing.

We then examine the correlations of the HAMD ratings with the average duration of pauses and automatic recognition-based individual English phone durations, providing a fine-grained analysis of speech timing.

This shows that AV speech timing sensitivity can be enhanced by the presence of additional, temporally proximate, sensory events.

The results of Experiment 1 demonstrate that the presence of an additional visual speech stream can improve AV speech timing sensitivity.

These are linked to measures of speech timing that are much richer than the traditional global measures of speech rate.

He took very special care especially in Revenge of the Sith to ensure that his portrayal of Obi-Wan's mannerisms, speech timings, and accents closely resembled Alec Guinness' version.

It could be useful for timing a speech: at a million before a certain billion, it's time to wrap up.

The speech's timing was as significant as its message.

At his daily briefing, before Boehner had responded, Carney repeatedly denied that the president was attempting to overshadow his rivals with the speech's timing.

In a telephone interview from London, he called his speech "tragic timing," and said he regretted having used language "that can be misinterpreted".