Automatic intonation assessment for computer aided language learning

Speech Communication

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-267

  Arias, Juan Pablo ^a   Yoma, Nestor Becerra ^a   Vivanco, Hiram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Computer aided language learning; Intonation assessment; Word stress assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; COMPUTER AIDED LANGUAGE LEARNING; ENERGY CONTOURS; EVALUATION SYSTEM; QUALITY EVALUATION; REAL APPLICATIONS; SECOND LANGUAGE; STRESS ASSESSMENT; TOPDOWN;

ALIGNMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 73649134961     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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