Title :
DEMOSTHENES: When the computer corrects your foreign language pronunciation
Author :
Deroo, O. ; Leich, H. ; Deville, G. ; Gielen, S. ; Vanparys, J.
Author_Institution :
Faculte Poltech., Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper describes the demonstration of the DEMOSTHENES prototype, an interactive tool for the correction of foreign language learners´ pronunciation. After briefly describing the learners´ profile and the application language, the authors expose the basic modules that lead to the final prototype. Finally, the tool is described as it appears in its demonstration version
Keywords :
computational linguistics; computer aided instruction; DEMOSTHENES prototype; demonstration version; foreign language pronunciation; interactive tool; Artificial neural networks; Hidden Markov models; Lead; Natural languages; Programming; Prototypes; Spatial databases; Speech analysis; Speech processing; Speech recognition;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Computing and Systems, 1999. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0253-9
DOI :
10.1109/MMCS.1999.778632
