Combining language models in the input interface of a spoken dialogue system

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 420-440

  Lopez Cozar R ^a   Callejas, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT SENSITIVE LANGUAGES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; CONTEXTUAL SPEECH RECOGNIZERS; DIALOGUE SYSTEMS; LANGUAGE MODELS;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33746531758     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: 10958363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csl.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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