Linguistic modelling and language-processing technologies for Avatar-based sign language presentation

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Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-391

  Elliott, R ^a   Glauert, J R W ^a   Kennaway, J R ^a   Marshall, I ^a   Safar, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WEBSITES;

GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY; LINGUISTIC MODELLING; SIGN LANGUAGE PRESENTATION;

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 38949121023     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-007-0102-z     Document Type: Article

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