Adaptor grammars are a framework for expressing and performing inference over a variety of non-parametric linguistic models. These models currently provide state-of-the-art perfor...
The following paper describes FSS-WASTL, a system for the acquisition of semantic knowledge within XTRA – a natural language access system to expert systems. Starting from user-...
Roman M. Jansen-Winkeln, Alassane Ndiaye, Norbert ...
The paper presents a unit selection-based speech synthesis approach for mandarin Chinese. Unit selection-based approach generates speech by selecting proper units from a speech co...
This paper introduces the use of speech translation technology for a new type of voice-interactive Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) application. We describe a computer game...
This paper focuses on the task of inserting punctuation symbols into transcribed conversational speech texts, without relying on prosodic cues. We investigate limitations associat...