Pronunciation instruction using CG animation based on articulatory features

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education: Enhancing and Sustaining New Knowledge Through the Use of Digital Technology in Education, ICCE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 501-508

  Iribe, Yurie ^a   Mori, Takuro ^a   Katsurada, Kouichi ^a   Nitta, Tsuneo ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animation; Articulatory feature; Pronunciation instruction; Speech recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICULATORY FEATURES; INSTRUCTION SYSTEM; PHONEME RECOGNITION; PRONUNCIATION INSTRUCTION; SYSTEM DISPLAYS;

ANIMATION; EDUCATION; SPEECH PROCESSING; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84856861794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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