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GUNNAR FANT
Pages 74-77

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... Gunnar was internationally respected for his contributions to an understanding of how the sounds of speech are shaped by the human vocal tract and for his fundamental contributions to the fields of speech communication and human language analysis. His work during the latter half of the 20th century set research patterns and techniques for a generation of students and researchers of speech science.
From page 76...
... The STL was also involved with prosthetic engineering that included speech training devices for the deaf and reading machines for the blind. By 1958 Gunnar had assembled his research into a monumental doctoral dissertation which included a book, The Acoustic Theory of Speech Production (Mouton, 1960)
From page 77...
... Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award. Gunnar created a unique fellowship within his laboratory and with colleagues worldwide that was characterized by friendship, caring, respect, scientific freedom, and collaboration.


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