Bootstrapping pronunciation models

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 322-329

  Davel, M ^a   Barnard, E ^a  

^a CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; ETHNIC GROUP; LANGUAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846440119     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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