Multi-lingual Interoperability in Speech Technology (MIST)

September 13-14, 1999
Leusden, The Netherlands

Speech Recognition of Non-Native Speech Using Native and Non-Native Acoustic Models

David A. van Leeuwen (1) and Rosemary Orr (2)

(1) TNO Human Factors Research Institute, Soesterberg, The Netherlands
(2) University Hospital Nijmegen St Radboud, The Netherlands

A speech recognition system is subjected to the speech of non-native speakers, using both native and non-native acoustic phone models. The problems in- volved with the mapping of phoneset from the non- native to native language are investigated, and a detailed analysis of phone confusions is made. For Dutch speakers, British English acoustic models give the best word recognition results.


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Bibliographic reference.  Leeuwen, David A. van / Orr, Rosemary (1999): "Speech recognition of non-native speech using native and non-native acoustic models", In MIST-1999.