A national speech database requires design in relation to the linguistic demography of the population, the nature of linguistic variance within the population, and the range of uses to which it will be put. Australian initiatives in this area are briefly described. The implications and opportunities of a multi-user role for a national database are considered in terms of internal database organisation and methods of dissemination. Finally the quantification of the speaker dimension is addressed with examples from a 33 speaker database of Australian English.
Cite as: Millar, J.B. (1989) Design and use of a national speech database. Proc. Speech Input/Output Assessment and Speech Databases, Vol.2, 51-54
@inproceedings{millar89_sioa,
author={J. Bruce Millar},
title={{Design and use of a national speech database}},
year=1989,
booktitle={Proc. Speech Input/Output Assessment and Speech Databases},
pages={Vol.2, 51-54}
}