The achievement of good recognition performance is an important factor in determining the viability of present speech recognisers. A person's ability to maintain consistent speech patterns is a prerequisite for attaining acceptable recognition rates. This consistency in pronunciation varies between individuals and gender is thought to be a contributing variable. Two experiments primarily concerned with feedback in speech recognition systems are outlined with particular reference to gender differences. Findings include: (i) a significant overall difference between male and female recognition rates; (ii) identification of a number of users, all female, for whom recognition was exceptionally poor. Remedial actions are suggested in order to help improve the recognition performance of such users.
Cite as: Noyes, J.M., Frankish, C.R. (1989) Gender differences in speech recognition performance. Proc. First European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology (Eurospeech 1989), 1110-1112, doi: 10.21437/Eurospeech.1989-39
@inproceedings{noyes89_eurospeech,
author={J. M. Noyes and Clive R. Frankish},
title={{Gender differences in speech recognition performance}},
year=1989,
booktitle={Proc. First European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology (Eurospeech 1989)},
pages={1110--1112},
doi={10.21437/Eurospeech.1989-39}
}