ProsoTool, a method for automatic annotation of fundamental frequency

ProsoTool is a computer algorithm implemented as a Praat script for the automatic annotation of certain prosodic features in recorded dialogs. The tool was developed in the framework of the HuComTech project. The current version aims at making the raw F0 data more expressive and processable by smoothing and segmenting the pitch curve into larger tonal movements adjusting the calculation parameters to the individual vocal range of the speaker. This research paper contains the complete description of the modificated annotation method and its first samples in the HuComTech Corpus.

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