Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1989
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Electrical Engineering
First Advisor
John A. Zelano
Second Advisor
Stanley S. Reisman
Third Advisor
Peter Engler
Abstract
The characteristics of a conversation between two people can be determined not only what they say to each other, but also by the rhythm of their dialogue. Their moods, attitudes and attributes may be conveyed in part by time patterns of the speech. The programs described herein can be useful in exploring the relationship between dialogue time patterns and other psychological aspects of human behavior. The measurements of these time patterns can be quickly, inexpensively, and reliably accomplished by the use of a PC.
The programs described herein are capable of calculating the variabilities, the time durations and frequencies of specific vocal parameters useful for assessing speech pattern. The programs perform different statistical analyses to assess the influence of one speaker's vocal parameters on his partners. The conversations between male/female children and adults are analyzed to verify the algorithms. The programs were written in TURBO pascal.
Recommended Citation
Akhtar, Muhammad Saleem, "Algorithms and analysis of dialogue time patterns" (1989). Theses. 2703.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2703
