Beyond the Labels: Unveiling Text-Dependency in Paralinguistic Speech Recognition Datasets

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Hauptverfasser: Pešán, Jan, Kesiraju, Santosh, Burget, Lukáš, Černocký, Jan ''Honza''
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author Pešán, Jan
Kesiraju, Santosh
Burget, Lukáš
Černocký, Jan ''Honza''
author_facet Pešán, Jan
Kesiraju, Santosh
Burget, Lukáš
Černocký, Jan ''Honza''
contents Paralinguistic traits like cognitive load and emotion are increasingly recognized as pivotal areas in speech recognition research, often examined through specialized datasets like CLSE and IEMOCAP. However, the integrity of these datasets is seldom scrutinized for text-dependency. This paper critically evaluates the prevalent assumption that machine learning models trained on such datasets genuinely learn to identify paralinguistic traits, rather than merely capturing lexical features. By examining the lexical overlap in these datasets and testing the performance of machine learning models, we expose significant text-dependency in trait-labeling. Our results suggest that some machine learning models, especially large pre-trained models like HuBERT, might inadvertently focus on lexical characteristics rather than the intended paralinguistic features. The study serves as a call to action for the research community to reevaluate the reliability of existing datasets and methodologies, ensuring that machine learning models genuinely learn what they are designed to recognize.
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spellingShingle Beyond the Labels: Unveiling Text-Dependency in Paralinguistic Speech Recognition Datasets
Pešán, Jan
Kesiraju, Santosh
Burget, Lukáš
Černocký, Jan ''Honza''
Audio and Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Paralinguistic traits like cognitive load and emotion are increasingly recognized as pivotal areas in speech recognition research, often examined through specialized datasets like CLSE and IEMOCAP. However, the integrity of these datasets is seldom scrutinized for text-dependency. This paper critically evaluates the prevalent assumption that machine learning models trained on such datasets genuinely learn to identify paralinguistic traits, rather than merely capturing lexical features. By examining the lexical overlap in these datasets and testing the performance of machine learning models, we expose significant text-dependency in trait-labeling. Our results suggest that some machine learning models, especially large pre-trained models like HuBERT, might inadvertently focus on lexical characteristics rather than the intended paralinguistic features. The study serves as a call to action for the research community to reevaluate the reliability of existing datasets and methodologies, ensuring that machine learning models genuinely learn what they are designed to recognize.
title Beyond the Labels: Unveiling Text-Dependency in Paralinguistic Speech Recognition Datasets
topic Audio and Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07767