@article{TrouvainBrackhane2015, author = {J{\"u}rgen Trouvain and Fabian Brackhane}, title = {The relevance of today Wolfgang von Kempelen's speaking machine}, series = {Phonus. Research Reports of the Institute of Phonetics at the University of the Saarland}, volume = {16}, issn = {0949-1791}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-34012}, pages = {149 -- 166}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Scientific interest in von Kempelen's 'speaking machine' stems mainly from a general interest in the history of science. This study, however, is devoted to the question of what relevance the 'speaking machine' has today. Apart for discussing why it fascinates researchers and non-researchers alike we describe the construction of a replica and its potential as an instrument for demonstration and for researching speech generation.}, language = {en} }