Essays about: "phoneme"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word phoneme.

1. 1. Text Normalization for Text-to-Speech

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Zhaorui Zhang; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Text normalization plays a crucial role in text-to-speech systems by ensuring that the input text is in an appropriate format and consists of standardized words prior to grapheme-to-phoneme conversion for text-to-speech. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of five text normalization systems based on different methods. READ MORE

3. 2. Disambiguating Italian homographic heterophones with SoundChoice and testing ChatGPT as a data-generating tool

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Matilde Nanni; [2023]
   Keywords : ChatGPT; Homograph disambiguation; Italian; SoundChoice;

   Abstract : Text-To-Speech systems are challenged by the presence of homographs, words that have more than one possible pronunciation. Rule-based approaches are often still the preferred solution to this issue in the industry. READ MORE

4. 3. Mispronunciation Detection with SpeechBlender Data Augmentation Pipeline

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

   Author : Yassine Elkheir; [2023]
   Keywords : Computer-assisted pronunciation training CAPT ; Automatic Speech Recognition ASR ; Mispronunciation Detection MD and Data Augmentation; Datorstödd uttalsträning CAPT ; automatisk taligenkänning ASR ; upptäckt av felaktigt uttal MD och dataförstärkning;

   Abstract : The rise of multilingualism has fueled the demand for computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) systems for language learning, CAPT systems make use of speech technology advancements and offer features such as learner assessment and curriculum management. Mispronunciation detection (MD) is a crucial aspect of CAPT, aimed at identifying and correcting mispronunciations in second language learners’ speech. READ MORE

5. 4. Comparison between the SiP-test (Situated Phoneme test) and conventional Swedish SIN (TiB)-test (Speech in Noise Test). : An experimental comparison of two methods for speech perception in people with Arabic as mother tongue.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

   Author : Elpida Saridou; [2023]
   Keywords : Speech perception; speech recognition test; speech in noise test; speech test; Swedish speech perception test; situated phoneme test; non-native; bilingualism;

   Abstract : Background: The difficulties for people to understand and perceive speech in second languages in the presence of background noise is well documented in the literature. Similar difficulties have been reported in bilinguals. READ MORE

6. 5. 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]
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   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