Speech technology on trial: Experiences from the August system

Natural Language Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 273-274

  Gustafson, Joakim ^a   Bell, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85009269138     PISSN: 13513249     EISSN: 14698110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1351324900002485     Document Type: Article

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