A Pronunciation Prior Assisted Vowel Reduction Detection Framework with Multi-Stream Attention Method

A Pronunciation Prior Assisted Vowel Reduction Detection Framework with Multi-Stream Attention Method

Vowel reduction is a common pronunciation phenomenon in stress-timed languages like English. Native speakers tend to weaken unstressed vowels into a schwa-like sound. It is an essential factor that makes the accent of language learners sound unnatural. To improve vowel reduction detection in a phone...

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Main Authors: Zongming Liu, Zhihua Huang, Li Wang, Pengyuan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
CALL
CAPT
second language acquisition
vowel reduction detection
end-to-end ASR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/18/8321

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