Table 1 Description of key information sources within audio data

From: Generative AI and unstructured audio data for precision public health

Aspect

Definition

Key Components

Examples

Voice

The sound produced by vibration of the vocal folds

Pitch, Loudness, Quality, Resonance

Hoarseness, Breathiness, Nasality

Speech

The physical production of sounds to form words

Articulation, Phonology, Fluency

Pronunciation of sounds, sound patterns in words, stuttering

Language

A system of communication, often using words

Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics

Vocabulary use, grammar, sentence structure, expressing meaning