In search of better pronunciation models for speech recognition

Speech Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-136

  Cremelie, Nick ^a   Martens, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS;

PRONUNCIATION MODELS;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033329496     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6393(99)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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