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Using Emotion As Inferred From Prosody In Language Modeling, Shreyas Ashok Karkhedkar
Using Emotion As Inferred From Prosody In Language Modeling, Shreyas Ashok Karkhedkar
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Research has focused on using prosody as an alternative source of information for language modeling. However, prosody is a surface phenomenon and to develop deeper models of language production, the underlying mental processes need to be considered. There are several cognitive factors, such as dialog-states and formulation, that have been given attention. However, emotion { as a cognitive factor, has been neglected so far. Speakers' emotional state plays an important role in spoken dialog. Participants seem to infer each others emotional state from multiple cues and react accordingly. In particular, these states manifest themselves moment-by-moment in the speakers voice. This …