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INTERSPEECH
2010
12 years 11 months ago
Measuring basic tempo across languages and some implications for speech rhythm
Basic language-inherent tempo cannot be isolated by the current metrics of speech rhythm. Here we propose the number of syllables per intonation unit as an appropriate measure, al...
Gertraud Fenk-Oczlon, August Fenk
SOCROB
2010
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13 years 3 months ago
Using the Interaction Rhythm as a Natural Reinforcement Signal for Social Robots: A Matter of Belief
Abstract. In this paper, we present the results of a pilot study of a human robot interaction experiment where the rhythm of the interaction is used as a reinforcement signal to le...
Antoine Hiolle, Lola Cañamero, Pierre Andry...
IJIG
2002
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Finding the Beat: An Analysis of the Rhythmic Elements of Motion Pictures
This paper forms a continuation of our work focused on exploiting film grammar for the task of automated film understanding. We examine film rhythm, a powerful narrative concept u...
Brett Adams, Chitra Dorai, Svetha Venkatesh
IJFCS
2008
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13 years 4 months ago
Identifying Rhythms in Musical Texts
A fundamental problem in music is to classify songs according to their rhythm. A rhythm is represented by a sequence of "Quick" (Q) and "Slow" (S) symbols, whi...
Manolis Christodoulakis, Costas S. Iliopoulos, Moh...
ICAPR
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Mathematical Features for Recognizing Preference in Sub-saharan African Traditional Rhythm Timelines
The heart of an African rhythm is the timeline, a beat that cyclically repeats thoughout a piece, and is often performed with an iron bell that all performers can hear. Such rhythm...
Godfried T. Toussaint