Adapting the Acoustic Model of a Speech Recognizer for Varied Proficiency Non-Native Spontaneous Speech Using Read Speech with Language-Specific Pronunciation Difficulty ELLA

Author(s):

Zechner, Klaus; Higgins, Derrick; Lawless, Rene; Futagi, Yoko; Ohls, Sarah; Ivanov, George

Publication Year:

2009

Source:

Interspeech 2009: 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, v1-5, 2009, p612-615

Document Type:

Chapter

Page Count:

4

Subject/Key Words:

Acoustic models, Non-Native Spontaneous Speech, Pronunciation, American English, Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing, English Language Learning and Assessment (ELLA), Automated Scoring of Speech

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