Optimizing automatic speech recognition for low-proficient non-native speakers

Eurasip Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Van Doremalen, Joost ^a   Cucchiarini, Catia ^a   Strik, Helmer ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80052676663     PISSN: 16874714     EISSN: 16874722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1687-4722-2010-973954     Document Type: Article

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