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Statistical Pronunciation Modeling for Non-Native Speech Processing
In this work, the authors present a fully statistical approach to model non--native speakers' pronunciation. Second-language speakers pronounce words in multiple different ways compared to the native speakers. Those deviations, may it be phoneme substitutions, deletions or insertions, can be modelled automatically with the new method presented here. The methods is based on a discrete hidden Markov model as a word pronunciation model, initialized on a standard pronunciation dictionary. The implementation and functionality of the methodology has been proven and verified with a test set of non-native English in the regarding accent. The book is written for researchers with a professional interest in phonetics and automatic speech and speaker recognition.
Digital Excellence
This book offers examples of how experience and innovation can be combined to create something new, with a particular emphasis on practical implementation, such as generating successful solutions by merging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and managerial concepts.
Model-Driven Software Development
Abstraction is the most basic principle of software engineering. Abstractions are provided by models. Modeling and model transformation constitute the core of model-driven development. Models can be refined and finally be transformed into a technical implementation, i.e., a software system. The aim of this book is to give an overview of the state of the art in model-driven software development. Achievements are considered from a conceptual point of view in the first part, while the second part describes technical advances and infrastructures. Finally, the third part summarizes experiences gained in actual projects employing model-driven development. Beydeda, Book and Gruhn put together the results from leading researchers in this area, both from industry and academia. The result is a collection of papers which gives both researchers and graduate students a comprehensive overview of current research issues and industrial forefront practice, as promoted by OMG’s MDA initiative.
Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology and Design
Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology and Design covers key topics in the field of spoken language dialogue interaction from a variety of leading researchers. It brings together several perspectives in the areas of corpus annotation and analysis, dialogue system construction, as well as theoretical perspectives on communicative intention, context-based generation, and modelling of discourse structure. These topics are all part of the general research and development within the area of discourse and dialogue with an emphasis on dialogue systems; corpora and corpus tools and semantic and pragmatic modelling of discourse and dialogue.
Didattica dell’arabo e certificazione linguistica: riflessioni e iniziative
Il volume Didattica dell’arabo e certificazione linguistica: riflessioni e iniziative nasce dal convegno tenutosi a Roma Tre il 10 gennaio del 2018 in collaborazione con l’Università per Stranieri di Siena. Esso affronta le principali problematiche legate all’inserimento della lingua araba nel Quadro Comune di Riferimento delle lingue europee (QCER). A differenza delle lingue europee, la didattica dell’arabo appare un ambito ancora poco esplorato e gli orientamenti nell’insegnamento della lingua sono spesso il risultato del lavoro del singolo docente. L’importanza di inserire l’arabo accanto alle lingue europee nasce da fattori di ordine economico, politico e sociale legati ai...
Guitars That Jam
Guitars That Jam is a journey through the world’s most famous rock guitars, featuring the photography of Jay Blakesburg and commentary from more than fifty artists. Guitars That Jam is the definitive illustrated history of the guitars of rock-and-roll legend. Featuring images from live concerts, outdoor festivals, and private recording sessions, this spectacular volume captures the personal connection between artist and instrument. Along with the make and model of the guitar, each image is accompanied by a story from the musician detailing the guitar’s special characteristics, as well as its significance to them and rock history. Including photographs of Neil Young, Santana, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, and many more, Guitars That Jam is the ultimate photographic guide to the world of improvisational rock guitars.
Safety Instrumented Systems
Annotation This newly revised best-seller is ideal for instrumentation and control system engineers in the process industries who are responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining safety instrumented systems. Engineers, managers, technicians, and sales professionals employed by end users, engineering firms, systems integrators, and consultants can all benefit from the material presented here. Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification, 2nd Edition addresses the increased realization that today s engineering systems and the computers used to control them are capable of large-scale destruction. When even a single accident could be disastrous, the luxury of learning from experience no longer exists. This book is a practical how-to text on the analysis, design, application and installation of safety instrumented systems.
Science Fiction Literature in East Germany
East German science fiction enabled its authors to create a subversive space in another time and place. One of the country's most popular genres, it outlined futures that often went beyond the party's official version. Many utopian stories provided a corrective vision, intended to preserve and improve upon East German communism. This study is an introduction to East German science fiction. The book begins with a chapter on German science fiction before 1949. It then spans the entire existence of the country (1949-1990) and outlines key topics essential to understanding the genre: popular literature, socialist realism, censorship, fandom, and international science fiction. An in-depth discuss...
