Why does speech synthesis using articulatory parameters still struggle to perfectly replicate natural human speech, despite accurate acoustic models?

💡 Explanation

Because multiple articulatory configurations can produce a similar acoustic signal, articulatory-acoustic mapping is non-unique. This poses a challenge for speech synthesis; therefore, replicating natural speech is difficult, rather than being limited by intonation, static models, or prosodic boundaries alone.

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