Automatic pronunciation scoring for language learning

Details Automatic pronunciation scoring for language learning Automatic pronunciation scoring for language learning

2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Hudspeth, David (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Recognition

C704S238000, C704S239000

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10188539

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for generating a pronunciation score by receiving a user phrase intended to conform to a reference phrase and processing the user phrase in accordance with at least one of an articulation-scoring engine, a duration scoring engine and an intonation-scoring engine to derive thereby the pronunciation score.

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