Essays about: "Phonemes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word Phonemes.

  1. 1. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Axel Antonio Cropelli Zuaznabar; [2023]
    Keywords : Language Contact; Language Death; Yoruba; Spanish; Historical Linguistics; Latino-American Studies; Phonology.;

    Abstract : In the following thesis, an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Lucumí phonology and word-formation will be presented with the aim of determining the extent to which this liturgical language is related to Standard Yoruba. Additionally, this thesis will provide an overview of selected socio-cultural and historical factors pertaining to the environment in which Lucumí developed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pronunciation improvement software : An implementation of a user interface that interacts with analgorithm that uses the output from a neural network to evaluatespeech

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Interaktiva och kognitiva system

    Author : Kristoffer Dahlquist; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Recently, the usage of computer software as a tool to improve pronunciation has been provento give good results compared to conventional methods. Furthermore, teachers who have beentrained to use pronunciation improvement software have had a positive attitude towards it and theyhave considered it to have high potential to improve the teaching environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Query By Example Keyword Spotting

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jonas Sunde Valfridsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Keyword Spotting; Automatic Speech Recognition; ASR; Query By Example; Deep Distance Learning; Dynamic Time Warping; Few- Shot Learning; Nyckelords igenkänning; automatisk taligenkänning; fåförsöksinlärning;

    Abstract : Voice user interfaces have been growing in popularity and with them an interest for open vocabulary keyword spotting. In this thesis we focus on one particular approach to open vocabulary keyword spotting, query by example keyword spotting. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mandarin L1 speakers’ difficulty with phonetic perception in English as an L2

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Ida Gisslén; [2021]
    Keywords : Speech Perception; Phonemes; Phonetic Perception; HVPT; ORDT;

    Abstract : The study focuses on three research questions. The first question addresses whether it is possible to improve phonetic perception in English as an L2 for Chinese primary school children speaking Mandarin as an L1, through the didactic methods High Variability Phonetic Training and Onset Rhyme Detection Test. READ MORE

  6. 5. L2 listeners benefit from audiovisual information in the processing of Swedish vowels - A speech comprehension experiment with L1 and L2 listeners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Helene Springer; [2021]
    Keywords : language processing; visual information; audiovisual speech perception; phoneme recognition; second-language sound contrasts; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of visible articulatory movements on speech comprehension in L1 and L2 listeners of Swedish. Previous research found faciliatory effects on speech perception when speech was presented audiovisually in various settings and under diverse listening conditions for both L1 and L2 listeners. READ MORE