The NVVSpeech Challenge 2026: Overview and Lessons for Speech Understanding and Generation with Nonverbal Vocalizations

Liumeng Xue, Yuang Cao, Jingbin Hu +12

Nonverbal vocalizations (NVVs), such as laughter and sighs, convey meaning alongside words. NVV-aware speech systems must recognize and generate these events while preserving lexic…