37.1137, Books: Speech Technology: Hammond (2026)

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Date: 18-Mar-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Speech Technology: Hammond (2026)


Title: Speech Technology
Subtitle: A Theoretical and Practical Introduction
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/computational-linguistics/speech-technology-theoretical-and-practical-introduction?format=HB&isbn=9781009606691

Author(s): Michael Hammond

Hardback ISBN:  9781009606691 Pages:  336 Price: U.K. £ 100.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009606691 Pages:  336 Price: Europe EURO 116.71
Hardback ISBN:  9781009606691 Pages:  336 Price: U.S. $ 136.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009606684 Pages:  336 Price: U.K. £ 35.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009606684 Pages:  336 Price: Europe EURO 40.85
Paperback ISBN:  9781009606684 Pages:  336 Price: U.S. $ 45.00

Abstract:

In recent years, speech recognition devices have become central to our
everyday lives. Systems such as Siri, Alexa, speech-to-text, and
automated telephone services, are built by people applying expertise
in sound structure and natural language processing to generate
computer programmes that can recognise and understand speech. This
exciting new advancement has led to a rapid growth in speech
technology courses being added to linguistics programmes; however,
there has so far been a lack of material serving the needs of students
who have limited or no background in computer science or mathematics.
This textbook addresses that need, by providing an accessible
introduction to the fundamentals of computer speech synthesis and
automatic speech recognition technology, covering both neural and
non-neural approaches. It explains the basic concepts in non-technical
language, providing step-by-step explanations of each formula,
practical activities and ready-made code for students to use, which is
also available on an accompanying website.

Written In: English (eng)



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