Generating Facial Expressions for Speech

• Published in: Cognitive science Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 46
• Main Authors: Pelachaud, Catherine, Badler, Norman I., Steedman, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430‐2262, USA Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc 01.01.1996; Taylor & Francis; Ablex Pub. Corp; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Applied linguistics; Computational linguistics; Face; Linguistics; Nonverbal communication; Speech; Expressiveness; Conversation; Coordination; Affectivity; Mimic

This article reports results from a program that produces high‐quality animation of facial expressions and head movements as automatically as possible in conjunction with meaning‐based speech synthesis, including spoken intonation. The goal of the research is as much to test and define our theories...