Abstract
Tone is an essential component for word formation in all tone languages. Substantial work has been done on using tone information to improve speech recognition of tone languages. In this paper, a new method, called Parallel Tone Score Association (PTSA), for effectively and efficiently using tone in speech recognition is proposed. Experimental results show that the relative character error rates are reduced by as much as 20.94% for Cantonese, and 20.49% for Mandarin compared with the recognition results without tone information. This relative reduction in error rates compares favorably with results reported for other recognition experiments on tone languages.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, ICSLP 2004 |
| Publisher | International Speech Communication Association |
| Pages | 397-400 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, ICSLP 2004 - International Convention Center, Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of Duration: 4 Oct 2004 → 8 Oct 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, ICSLP 2004 |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Jeju, Jeju Island |
| Period | 4/10/04 → 8/10/04 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language