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Robust speech recognition based on a Bayesian prediction approach [PDF]

, 1999
We study a category of robust speech recognition problem in which mismatches exist between training and testing conditions, and no accurate knowledge of the mismatch mechanism is available. The only available information is the test data along with a set
Hirose, K, Huo, Q, Jiang, H
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The Influence of Aspects of Social Identity on the Development of L2 Phonology

Lifespans and Styles, 2016
Over time, second language (L2) speech production changes as the learner gains more experience with the language. Factors such as interaction with native speakers of the learner’s  L2 are known to play an important role.
Jenia Yudytska
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Asymmetries in speech articulation as reflected on palatograms: a meta-study [PDF]

, 2019
This paper presents the results from an investigation of asymmetries in speech articulation on the basis of 1,502 previously published palatograms of a wide variety of speech sounds in a range of languages.
Daems, L., De Clerck, I., Marien, P., Miller, N., Reyes-Aldasoro, C. C., Verhoeven, J.   +5 more
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The Young and the Old: (t) Release in Elderspeak

Lifespans and Styles, 2017
Elderspeak refers to a speech style used when talking to the elderly. The aim of this study was to find out whether a higher rate of standard phonetic variants of phonemes is a feature of elderspeak.
James Michaelov
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Introduction to special issue on morphosyntactic variation within the individual language user [PDF]

, 2020
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Eide, Kristin Melum, Weir, Andrew
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Changes in Code-Switching Patterns among Hindi-English Bilinguals in Northern India

Lifespans and Styles, 2017
This study investigates changes in code-switching (CS) patterns among Hindi-English bilinguals in Northern India. There is a dearth of studies of naturalistic Hindi-English CS, which this study attempts to address.
Anita Klingler
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Speech Communication [PDF]

, 1975
Contains reports on five research projects.National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 RO1 NS04332-12)National Institutes of Health (Grant HD05168-04)U.S.
Cooper, William E., Ganong, William F., III, Goldstein, Ursula G., Henke, William L., Klatt, Dennis H., Menn, Lise   +5 more
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Modeling mechanisms [PDF]

, 2005
Philosophers of science increasingly believe that much of science is concerned with understanding the mechanisms responsible for the production of natural phenomena.
Glennan, Stuart
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La Sierra and La Costa: Socially Motivated Intra-Speaker Variation in Peruvian Vowel Spaces

Modern Languages Open
In this article, I use quantitative sociophonetic data to shed light on the construction of identity in the context of Peruvian politics. Specifically, I analyse the dynamic vowel space of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo within and across a set ...
Alden McCollum
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Goin’ Home: The Role of Vowel Raising in Indexing an Ethnic Identity

Lifespans and Styles, 2017
Vowel height can be seen as a feature indexing a particular ethnic identity or indicating a style shift between two such identities. This paper focuses on Bradford-born South Asian musician Zayn Malik, an interesting subject given his prominent status as
Suzey Ingold
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