Publications

Selected publications related to Annotation Pro:

Software design, implementation, and testing:

Klessa, K., Karpiński, M., Wagner, A. (2013). Annotation Pro – a new software tool for annotation of linguistic and paralinguistic features. In D. Hirst & B. Bigi (Eds.)  Proceedings of the Tools and Resources for the Analysis of Speech Prosody (TRASP) Workshop, Aix en Provence, pp. 51-54. On-line: here

Automatic segmentation and transcription modules

Katarzyna Klessa & Danijel Koržinek. Annotation Pro + CLARIN-PL Align: automatic segmentation and transcription module for desktop uses. Proceedings of 9th Language & Technology Conference, Poznań, pp. 294-298.

ANNPRO – automatic segmentation module (CLARIN-PL + Annotation Pro)

When using the ANNPRO – the Annotation Pro desktop module for automatic transcription and segmentation of Polish recordings, please cite a minimum of two publications: the publication (1) below, and either/or publication(s) (2) (3):

(1) Koržinek, D., Marasek, K., Brocki, Ł. and Wołk, K. (2017). Polish Read Speech Corpus for Speech Tools and Services, Selected papers from the CLARIN Annual Conference 2016, Aix-en-Provence, 26–28 October 2016, CLARIN Common Language Resourcesand Technology Infrastructure, (136), pages 54–62. LinköpingUniversity Electronic Press, Linköpings Universitet.

(2) Klessa, K.., Koržinek, D. (2019). Annotation Pro + CLARIN-PL Align: automatic segmentation and transcription module for desktop uses. In: Vetulani, Z., Paroubek, P., Kubis, M. (eds) Proceedings of 9th Language & Technology Conference, Poznań, pp. 294-298   (see the automatic segmentation and G2P module description: here).

(3) Klessa, K., Koržinek, D., Sawicka-Stępińska, B., Kasperek, H. (2022). ANNPRO: A Desktop Module for Automatic Segmentation and Transcription. In: Vetulani, Z., Paroubek, P., Kubis, M. (eds) Human Language Technology. Challenges for Computer Science and Linguistics. LTC 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13212. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05328-3_5

Annotation Pro plugins:

Klessa (2016). Speech Annotation Mining with Annotation Pro plugins, Wydawnictwo Rys, Poznań. ISBN 978-83-65483-20-1 (download plugin listings).

Annotation Pro + TGA: implementation and usage of TGA (Time Group Analysis) functions and plugins:

Klessa, K. and Gibbon, D. (2014) Annotation Pro + TGA: automation of speech timing analysis. Proceedings of Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, ISBN 978-2-9517408-8-4. Reykjavik, Iceland. On-line: here

Yu, J., Gibbon, D., Klessa, K. (2014). Computational annotation-mining of syllable durations in speech varieties. Proceedings of 7th Speech Prosody Conference, 20-23 May 2014. ISSN: 2333-2042. Dublin.

Bigi, B., Klessa, K., Georgeton, L. and Meunier, Ch. (2015). A syllable-based analysis of speech temporal organization: a comparison between speaking styles in dysarthric and healthy populations. Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2015, Dresden, Germany.

Klessa, K., Nau, N., Orlovs, O. (in press). Timing patterns variability in Latgalian read speech. Proceedings of Nordic Prosody XII Conference, 10-12 August 2016, Trondheim, Norway, Peter Lang.

Using Annotation Pro SRMA and nPVIMA plugins:

Karpiński, M., Klessa, K., Czoska, A. (2014) Local and global alignment in the temporal domain in Polish task-oriented dialogue. Proceedings of 7th Speech Prosody Conference, 20-23 May 2014. ISSN: 2333-2042. Dublin. Download.

Czoska, A., Klessa, K., Karpiński, M., Nowikow-Jarmołowicz, E. (2015) Prosody and gesture in dialogue: Cross-modal interactions. Proceedings of 4th Gesture and Speech in Interaction (GESPIN) Conference, Nantes, France.

Annotation Pro & TypeCraft

Beermann, D., Klessa, K., Nyampong, B. O. (2015) Using TypeCraft and Annotation Pro for multilayer annotation and analysis of Tense and Aspect in Krio.  In: Vetulani Z., Mariani J. (Eds):  Proceedings of 7th Language & Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics, November 27-29, 2015, Poznań, Poland.

Annotation Pro & SPPAS

Bigi, B., Klessa, K. (2015) Automatic syllabification of Polish.  In: Vetulani Z., Mariani J. (Eds): Proceedings of the 7th Language & Technology Conference.  Proceedings of 7th Language & Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics, November 27-29, 2015, Poznań, Poland.

Presentations & Demos

Klessa, K. (2015) Annotation Pro: a tool for annotation of linguistic and paralinguistic features. [at:] Guest lecture, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (5 March 2015, Trondheim, Norway).

Klessa, K. (2015) Annotation Pro: Annotation & Annotation Mining. [at:] Séminaire thématique, Laboratoire Parole et Langage (LPL): Annotations : méthodes, outils et interprétation (06/02/2015, Aix-en-Provence, France).

Klessa, K. (2015) Annotation Pro: wybrane metody anotacji i eksploracji danych na potrzeby badania cech językowych i pozajęzykowych w mowie. Konferencja Akustyka w językoznawstwie – językoznawstwo w akustyce (25-26 czerwca 2015, Uniwersytet Warszawski).

Klessa, K. (2013) Annotation Pro Software. Presented at INNET Summer School on Technological Approaches to the Documentation of Lesser Used Languages Gniezno, 1-14 September 2013 r. Slides are available on-line: here

Contributors & Collaborators

• Katarzyna Klessa – tool concept, design, co-development & coordination of the development
• Wojciech Klessa – programming
• Maciej Karpiński – co-operation as regards the basic functional requirements for the program’s interface, and ergonomics. The idea of the SRMA plugin. Testing.
• Dafydd Gibbon – Time Group Analysis –  TGA concept and collaboration as regards implementation of its selected functions in Annotation Pro. Invaluable collaboration and dissemination advice.
• Hanna Kuczka – implementation of Java f0 extraction class (using PYIN method as in Mauch & Dixon) used as the starting point for the development of a corresponding C# class used in Annotation Pro.
• Agnieszka Wagner – co-operation as regards the use cases for graphical representations of the feature spaces (Emotion Categories, Prosody Perception, Voice Quality), and the initial functional requirements for Perception Test Options.
• Magdalena Oleśkowicz-Popiel – testing.
• Jolanta Bachan – it’s just business Jola : ) thanks for drawing attention to the .ANT vs. TextGrid format issue.
• Jan Oliver Rüdiger – development of import / export of .ANT files to / from CorpusExplorer (on-going, see also here).

Third-party Components

• NAudio – an open source .NET audio and MIDI library.
• Chris Lomont – Fast Fourier Transform C# class.
• Wesley Tansey – Linear Regression C# function.

Invitation

If you would like to contribute to the process of further development of Annotation Pro or if you have any ideas or feedback you would like to share, you are very welcome! Please contact Katarzyna Klessa, e-mail: katarzyna@klessa.pl

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank all colleagues and users for their feedback and advice as regards the functionality of the programme.