The Dynamic Articulatory Model DYNARTmo: Dynamic Movement Generation and Speech Gestures

TL;DR

The paper introduces DYNARTmo, a neurobiologically inspired dynamic model that generates continuous speech articulator movements from linguistic gestures, advancing speech production simulation.

Contribution

It presents a novel hierarchical framework for speech gesture control and articulator movement generation in a computational model.

Findings

Effective simulation of speech gestures and articulator trajectories

Hierarchical control structure aligns with neurobiological principles

Framework supports continuous movement generation

Abstract

This paper describes the current implementation of the dynamic articulatory model DYNARTmo, which generates continuous articulator movements based on the concept of speech gestures and a corresponding gesture score. The model provides a neurobiologically inspired computational framework for simulating the hierarchical control of speech production from linguistic representation to articulatory-acoustic realization. We present the structure of the gesture inventory, the coordination of gestures in the gesture score, and their translation into continuous articulator trajectories controlling the DYNARTmo vocal tract model.