Speech Signal Processing and Characterization for Gender Identification

Abstract

Voice signals serve as a fundamental medium for human communication, newlineconveying both message information and unique speaker characteristics. In the realm of newlinevoice signal analysis, the linguistic nuances encapsulated in these signals offer insights newlineinto various aspects of human identity, including language proficiency, health status, newlineemotional state, age, and gender. Among these, gender identification through voice signals newlinestands out as a particularly intricate challenge. newlineExisting literature predominantly focuses on gender identification for male and female speakers, overlooking the voice signals of the third gender, namely transgender newlineindividuals newline