The development of a database of functional and emotional intonation in Chinese

A speech database is a very important resource for speech processing research. In this paper, the design and development of a database of functional and emotional intonation in Chinese (DFEIC) is described. The database is based on conversations from movies and TV plays of about 110 hours. Utterances are segmented and syllable and prosody labeling is done. Functions like statements or questions, etc., as well as emotions like happiness or anger, etc. are also labeled. This database will be applicable for functional and emotional intonation studying, and it will also be useful for functional and emotional recognition.