Title :
Language training system utilizing speech modification
Author :
Yoram, Meron ; Hirose, Keikichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A computer-assisted language training system, focusing on speech input and output, is described. The system is intended to help students of foreign languages (typically Japanese or English) to improve their pronunciation, with an emphasis on the prosodic features of speech. The system incorporates a combination of speech processing techniques, in order to analyze the input speech, and to produce effective speech feedback. The system is implemented on a Unix PC, with studio I/O capability, in a window environment
Keywords :
Unix; computer based training; feedback; microcomputer applications; natural languages; speech processing; Unix PC; computer-assisted training system; foreign language students; language training system; pronunciation; prosodic features; speech feedback; speech input; speech modification; speech output; speech processing techniques; studio I/O capability; window environment; Automatic speech recognition; Context modeling; Education; Feedback; Hidden Markov models; Natural languages; Speech analysis; Speech processing; Speech recognition; Speech synthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Spoken Language, 1996. ICSLP 96. Proceedings., Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3555-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICSLP.1996.607888
