Oral proficiency assessment: The use of automatic speech recognition systems

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-146

  Van Der Walt, Christa ^a   De Wet, Febe ^a   Niesler, Thomas ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 45849148461     PISSN: 16073614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SALALS.2008.26.1.11.426     Document Type: Article

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